Bundesliga: Dani Olmo Push Leipzig Top of Table With Win Vs Stuttgart

RB Leipzig overtakes Bayern Munich temporarily at the top of the Bundesliga table on Saturday as Dani Olmo's second-half goal was enough to seal a 1-0 win at Stuttgart.

AllNews understands that with European champions Bayern due to play at home to strugglers Mainz on Sunday, Leipzig took the chance to go a point ahead as Olmo fired through the legs of Stuttgart goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.

"It was really good for me and the team to start the year with a win," Olmo said after the match.

Stuttgart's Swiss shot-stopper had earlier pulled off some heroics by using his foot to save an Emil Forsberg first-half penalty attempt.

Leipzig also wasted a golden chance when Amadou Haidara fired wide just after the break.

With 23 minutes left, Spain midfielder Olmo finally got the breakthrough, finishing a move he started after Leipzig had moved the ball across the Stuttgart penalty area.

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"It feels good to be top," admitted Leipzig defender Willi Orban.

"The first half was good, the second was better - we were clearly the dominant team."

?️ Head coach Julian #Nagelsmann:

"I'm very pleased with the game. We settled in to the game well and did well across the whole first half. The 30 minutes after half time were really strong."

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— RB Leipzig English (@RBLeipzig_EN) January 2, 2021

"I'm very pleased with the game. We settled into the game well and did well across the whole first half. The 30 minutes after halftime was really strong", Head coach Julian Nagelsmann added. 

Earlier, Bayer Leverkusen blew the chance to take first place after stumbling to a 2-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt which saw them drop to third as the league resumed after a two-week break.

"I have made my feelings clear in the dressing room," Leverkusen head coach Peter Bosz made clear.

"We deserved to lose. Frankfurt had a better claim to the victory."

Leverkusen midfielder Nadiem Amiri scored with a deft back-heel flick to give the visitors the lead after only 10 minutes in Frankfurt.

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— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) January 2, 2021

However, Amin Younes equalized to make it 1-1 at halftime before Japan midfielder Daichi Kamada put in a cross which Leverkusen defender Edmond Tapsoba turned into his own net.

Eintracht produced a solid defensive display as they started 2021 with a win. Adi Hütter and his players were understandably pleased with the performance.

“The manner of victory impressed me” ?? https://t.co/xo3eweoo1k#SGEB04 #SGE pic.twitter.com/4pdKt2mOTw

— Eintracht Frankfurt (@eintracht_eng) January 2, 2021

Before kickoff, Frankfurt director Fredi Bobic confirmed reports his club are interested in Bayern's teenage striker Joshua Zirkzee, 19, after selling Dutch forward Bas Dost to Brugge.

Zirkzee could back up Frankfurt's top scorer Andre Silva, who has notched nine league goals this season.