Nkunku's delicious free-kick directs Leipzig to a landslide victory and UCL spot

Labelled as a derby prior to the game, it turned out to be a very much one-sided game, eventually. RB Leipzig were having none of that 'hard 'till the end' sentiment, as they trashed Koln 3-1 in the opening fixture of the Bundesliga Round 22.

A point above the hosts ahead of the game, the visitors were resilient in the opening quarter of the match before Christopher Nkunku launched a masterful free-kick. The 24-year-old French forward of Congolese descent placed the ball in the back of the net in a splendid manner.

From that moment on, there was just one team on the pitch, dominating the tie in every single aspect and marching towards a landslide victory. However, the visitors didn't concede another before the second half when a furious, three-minute rush, embellished with two more goals, killed the game instantly.

Dani Olmo netted Leipzig's second in the 54th, and Angelino added another in the 57th to knock out Koln for good.

The only thing Koln pulled off before the final whistle was that stoppage-time consolation goal scored by Lemperle, whose header ended in the back of the net.

This win pushed Leipzig to fourth place on the Bundesliga table, for at least a couple of hours, with the rest of the games scheduled for Saturday afternoon and Sunday.

BUNDESLIGA - ROUND 22

Friday

Leipzig - Koln 3-1 (1-0)

/Nkunku 25, Olmo 54, Angelino 57 - Lemperle 90+1/

Saturday

17.30: (3.25) Greuther Furth (3.20) Hertha (2.45)

17.30: (2.15) Freiburg (3.40) Mainz (3.70)

17.30: (13.0) Bochum (7.75) Bayern (1.22)

17.30: (2.30) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.35) Wolfsburg (3.40)

17.30: (1.70) M' gladbach (3.90) Augsburg (5.50)

20.30: (1.40) Leverkusen (5.30) Stuttgart (8.00)

Sunday

17.30: (4.20) Union Berlin (3.70) Dortmund (1.92)

19.30: (1.55) Hoffenheim (4.30) Bielefeld (6.75)