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Werner on target for 10-man Leipzig on Bundesliga return

BERLIN: A goal from former Chelsea striker Timo Werner was not enough as Leipzig drew 2-2 at home with Cologne on Saturday.

Leipzig played the majority of the game with 10 men, after Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai received a straight red card for an elbow to the throat of Florian Kainz just before half-time.

Werner put Leipzig 1-0 up in the 36th minute, when goalkeeper Marvin Schwaebe let his long-distance strike dip under his body and trickle across the line.

Cologne equalised just four minutes later however, when striker Florian Dietz dinked in from close range to chalk up his first ever Bundesliga goal.

French forward Christopher Nkunku gave the home side the lead in the 56th minute, but Cologne were able to equalise with 20 minutes to go through a clumsy own goal from Leipzig’s Josko Gvardiol.

After the game, Werner said he was “very emotional” to return with “Leipzig always a part of me”, however the side was disappointed with the result.

“2-2 is acceptable, but for our aims [this season] its far from satisfactory.”

In another game on Saturday, Augsburg won 2-1 at Bayern Leverkusen thanks to a late goal from Andre Hahn in the 82nd minute.

Leverkusen, looking to rebound from a disappointing first round loss to Borussia Dortmund, went behind early when Augsburg midfielder Fredrik Jensen scored his side’s first Bundesliga goal of the season.

The home side hit back in the shadows of half-time, with Chilean midfielder Charles Aranguiz expertly threading a low strike past several defenders and into the bottom corner of the net.

Hahn’s 82nd-minute strike however saw Augsburg steal the lead and his side’s first win of the year.

Werder Bremen were able to snatch a late point at home against Stuttgart through a 95th-minute goal from Scottish winger Oliver Burke.

Bremen’s Niclas Fuellkrug and Marvin Ducksch again combined to put the home side up early, with Fuellkrug getting on the board in the fourth minute.

Stuttgart equalised in the 38th minute through Wataru Endo, before Sasa Kalajdzic slid a perfect pass into the path of Silas Katompa Mvumpa in the 77th minute to put his side 2-1 up, before Burke secured a point for Bremen late.

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