The pressure that had been building around Martín Demichelis vanished in 17 brutal first-half minutes. RB Leipzig's 5-0 demolition of Hamburger SV was not just a first Bundesliga win of the season — it was a release valve after consecutive defeats had prompted a public backing statement from sporting director Marcel Schäfer.
Gomis and Nusa set Leipzig free
Tidiam Gomis opened the scoring in the 17th minute, finishing first-time inside the near post from seven meters after Ezechiel Banzuzi's low cross from the right. Eleven minutes later, Antonio Nusa doubled the lead in stunning fashion — dispossessing Shafiq Nandja 40 yards from goal, driving to the edge of the area, and beating Daniel Heuer Fernandes via a deflection. The Norwegian had announced himself.
Second-half collapse buries Hamburg
Hamburg's resistance crumbled after the break. Willi Orbán volleyed in the third at the back post from Nusa's chipped free-kick delivery in the 72nd minute, and two minutes later Christopher Nkunku swept home his first goal since returning to Leipzig from 14 meters after Nusa cut inside from the left. Rômulo added a fifth in the 77th, capitalizing on a midfield turnover, rounding Heuer Fernandes, and rolling into an empty net. The 64% possession and 19 total shots told the story of total control, though Hamburg managed four shots on target without reward.
Leipzig climb, Hamburg hit bottom
The win moves Leipzig to fifth with six points and their first clean sheet of the campaign. For Hamburg, three matches, no goals, no points — rock bottom of the Bundesliga table with the pressure now shifting to their own bench. Demichelis breathes again.
