Pre-season: Defeat in Leeds for Leipzig, Schalke Day draws 58,587 fans

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By Eskender Tamrat@eskeFussball

RB Leipzig and Schalke 04 suffered friendly defeats on Saturday.

RB Leipzig lost to Leeds United in a friendly on Saturday. Goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha, the older brother of Dortmund’s Felix, secured a 2-0 win for the hosts. The game was played for 120 minutes.

Örjan Nyland made his second debut for RB Leipzig after replacing long-serving goalkeeper Péter Gulácsi. Martin Demichelis’ side won their first three friendlies before this defeat to Daniel Farke’s team. The Bundesliga side played with the new away jersey (red) for the first time.

Meanwhile, Schalke played against Atalanta in front of 58,587 fans at Veltins-Arena. Despite the 3-0 defeat, the atmosphere was electric as the club hosted programs ahead of the game in “Schalke Day”.

Junior Dina Ebimbe made his first appearance only a day after completing his move from Eintracht Frankfurt. Ginaluca Scamacca, ex-Hertha midfielder Lazar Samardzic and Nikola Krstović scored the goals for the Serie A outfit.

Atalanta knocked out Schalke’s fierce rivals Borussia Dortmund from the Champions League last season before suffering heavy defeats in both legs against FC Bayern.

In another friendly, Augsburg beat Serie A side Sassuolo 3-2 in front of over 15,000 home fans. Anton Kade, Robin Fellhauer and Hennes Behrens scored for the Bavarians as they came from two-goal deficit in the game of 120 minutes.

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