Gutiérrez sparks Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen beat RB Leipzig 2-0 at the BayArena on 20 September. Patrik Schick opened the scoring and Miguel Gutiérrez added the second; Gutiérrez was directly involved in both goals and registered his third assist of the season, the current Bundesliga lead.
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Nkunku strike ruled out
RB Leipzig were held to a 2-0 defeat at Leverkusen on 20 September after a goal from Christopher Nkunku was ruled out for offside. The visitors struggled to create clear chances and saw their attacking threat nullified as Leverkusen controlled the game.
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Tigges seals Paderborn win
SC Paderborn beat TSG Hoffenheim 3-1 on 20 September to claim their first league victory of the season. Santiago Castañeda and Stefano Marino put Paderborn 2-0 up before Adam Daghim pulled one back for Hoffenheim; substitute Steffen Tigges sealed the win with a 69th-minute goal.
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Daghim’s strike not enough
Adam Daghim pulled a goal back for Hoffenheim in the 50th minute but could not prevent a 3-1 defeat at Paderborn on 20 September. Hoffenheim, who had recently lost in the Europa League, could not convert their possession into enough clear chances to turn the game around.
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Schalke held to goalless draw
FC Schalke 04 were held to a 0-0 draw by SV Elversberg at the Veltins-Arena on 20 September. The tight, physical contest produced few clear openings; Hasan Kuruçay was named Man of the Match and Edin Džeko made his first Bundesliga start of the season for Schalke.
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Darvich earns first start
Noah Darvich made his first Bundesliga start for SV Elversberg in the 0-0 draw at Schalke on 20 September. The promoted side battled well and even struck the post, earning a valuable point away at the Veltins-Arena as Darvich debuted in the starting XI.
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