RB Leipzig suffered a 2-0 defeat away at Bayer 04 Leverkusen on matchday 4 of the Bundesliga.

The Red Bulls started well but were forced into an early change after an injury to Brajan Gruda in the 26th minute. Shortly after, Leipzig celebrated taking the lead through Christopher Nkunku, who slotted home a low cross from Rômulo in the 34th minute. The goal was later disallowed after a VAR check spotted that the Brazilian had been narrowly offside prior to receiving the ball.

Instead, it was the hosts who would go into the break ahead. Patrik Schick got on the end of a ball into the box to put the Werkself 1-0 up in the 44th minute. After the break, RBL sought to find a way back into the game, but instead conceded for the second time that afternoon. Miguel Gutiérrez added his name to the scoresheet in the 58th minute.

RBL were therefore left empty-handed in their final match prior to the international break. Their next competitive game will see them welcome Eintracht Frankfurt to the Red Bull Arena on Saturday, 10th October in the league's primetime slot of 18:30 CEST.

Match facts

Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Flekken – Quansah, Tapsoba, Medina, Miguel – E. Fernandez (72' Andrich), Aleix Garcia – Diaby (89' Vazquez), Maza, Moreira – Schick (77' Kofane)

RB Leipzig: Vandevoordt – Baku (84' Henrichs), Orban, Esteve, Raum – Banzuzi (67' Seiwald), El Aynaoui – Gruda (26' Gomis), Nkunku (84' Konaté), Nusa – Romulo (67' Maksimovic)

Goals: 1-0 Schick (44'), 2-0 Miguel (58')