Schick Hat-Trick Fires Leverkusen to Emphatic Win Over Leipzig

Patrik Schick delivered a clinical hat-trick as Bayer 04 Leverkusen eased to a 4–1 home victory over RB Leipzig on Bundesliga matchday 32.

Leverkusen went in front in the 25th minute when Schick opened the scoring, finishing after a pass from Nathan Tella. On the stroke of half-time, Tella doubled the lead, this time converting from an assist by Aleix García to send the hosts into the break 2–0 up.

Schick struck again in the 76th minute, making it 3–0 after being set up by Ibrahim Maza, tightening Leverkusen’s grip on the contest. Leipzig pulled one back just four minutes later when Christoph Baumgartner converted with assistance from substitute Brajan Gruda in the 80th minute.

Any hopes of a late Leipzig comeback were ended in the 89th minute as Schick completed his hat-trick, finishing from an Alejandro Grimaldo assist to seal a convincing 4–1 win for Leverkusen.

RB Leipzig picked up two yellow cards through Max Finkgräfe (14′) and Xaver Schlager (72′), while Leverkusen’s Malik Tillman was booked late on (86′). Both sides made multiple substitutions in the second half, with Leverkusen introducing Arthur Augusto, Ernest Poku, Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández, Malik Tillman and Christian Kofane, and Leipzig bringing on Castello Lukeba, Brajan Gruda, Assan Ouédraogo, Conrad Harder and Benjamin Henrichs.

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