RB Leipzig suffered a heavy defeat at home on Saturday, 17 January 2026, losing 1–5 to Bayern München in the Bundesliga's Matchday 18 fixture. The match kicked off at 17:30 UTC at Leipzig's home ground, with referee Sascha Stegemann of Germany officiating. Bayern held a slender 1–0 lead at the half-time interval before a dominant second-half display sealed the emphatic result.

The result was a hammer blow to RB Leipzig's ambitions of breaking into the top four. At the mi...