Ademola Lookman made his first German Bundesliga start of the season for Leipzig in their 2-1 defeat against Freiburg on Saturday.
The 22-year-old was included in the Red Bulls’ starting line-up following his convincing showing in their Champions League victory against Zenit St. Petersburg on Wednesday – where he made his first appearance in the European tournament.
Nicolas Hofler opened the scoring for Christian Streich’s Freiburg in the 45th minute before Nils Petersen doubled the lead in the 90th minute.
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Moments before the end of the game, Lukas Klostermann found the back of the net for the visitors but the effort was a mere consolation as the Schwarzwald-Stadion outfit claimed all three points.