Leipzig stays in touch as Schalke crisis deepens
Former Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi endured a difficult debut for Schalke as a 3-0 defeat at home to RB Leipzig kept his new club rooted to the bottom of the Bundesliga table.
Nordi Mukiele gave Leipzig the lead at the end of a turgid first half, beating Mustafi in the air to head the ball in at a corner.
Marcel Sabitzer put the game beyond doubt in the second half, sweeping a low shot past Mustafi and goalkeeper Ralf Faehrmann, before Willi Orban headed in Leipzig's third.
The win kept second-placed Leipzig seven points behind league leader Bayern Munich, which had temporarily extended the lead to 10 with a 1-0 win at Hertha Berlin on Saturday (AEDT).