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How Timo Werner hat-trick helped Leipzig crush hosts Mainz 5-0

Football - Bundesliga - 1. FSV Mainz 05 v RB Leipzig - Opel Arena, Mainz, Germany - May 24, 2020 RB Leipzig's Timo Werner celebrates scoring their fourth goal with Kevin Kampl. [Reuters]

RB Leipzig's Timo Werner scored a hat-trick as they demolished hosts Mainz 5-0 on Sunday to reclaim third place in the Bundesliga with an emphatic victory after three straight draws.

Germany international Werner, a target for several top European clubs this summer, opened his account in the 11th minute and Yussuf Poulsen nodded in the second goal in the 23rd.

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