Leipzig ease past Nuremberg for winning start in German Cup


Soccer Football - DFB Cup - First Round - 1. FC Nurnberg v RB Leipzig - Max-Morlock-Stadion, Nuremberg, Germany - September 12, 2020 1. FC Nurnberg's Tim Handwerker in action with RB Leipzig's Amadou Haidara REUTERS/Andreas Gebert/Pool

BERLIN (Reuters) - RB Leipzig dominated second-tier Nuremberg throughout their German Cup first round game on Saturday to win 3-0 for a successful start to their season.

Amadou Haidara fired in from 20 metres after a mistake by the hosts' keeper to put last season's Champions League semi-finalists in the driving seat in the third minute.

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