Brajan Gruda stars in Leipzig's 5-2 win over Augsburg

Brajan Gruda was the biggest difference in RB Leipzig's 5-2 Bundesliga win over FC Augsburg. He finished with two assists, 10 successful dribbles and an 8.6 rating, and his best work came in a short burst after half an hour.

Gruda's decisive burst

The first assist arrived when he set up Ezechiel Banzuzi in the 33rd minute. Two minutes later, he created Christopher Nkunku's goal in the 35th minute, which turned a strong Leipzig spell into a lead Augsburg never really recovered from.

Gruda also produced five key passes, so the damage was not limited to the two final balls. He kept finding space, beat defenders repeatedly and kept Leipzig moving through Augsburg's shape.

Leipzig's run and the Germany case

The result was Leipzig's third league win in a row, and it fit a side that has looked hard to stop at home. FC Augsburg had won all five of their previous home games with a goal record of 23-1 before this match, so Leipzig's away win carried some weight as well.

SPORT1's match report said: "With an irresistible performance, Gruda applied emphatically for his debut for Germany ahead of the Nations League matches in Serbia and against the Netherlands (13 and 16 November)." The same report described the 20-year-old as the driver of Leipzig's next Bundesliga success.

Willi Orbán also marked his 400th competitive appearance for Leipzig on a day that felt bigger than a routine league win. For Gruda, the headline is simpler. He decided a 5-2 game with two assists, and he did it while Leipzig kept their winning run going before the next round of Bundesliga fixtures.