Promoted Leipzig brush off critics to go top of the table


Football Soccer - RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund - German Bundesliga - Red-Bull-Arena, Leipzig, Germany - 10/09/16. RB Leipzig's team cheers after goal. REUTERS/Stefanie Loos

BERLIN (Reuters) - Promoted RB Leipzig always expected their first Bundesliga season to be a turbulent affair but they seem to have gotten more than they bargained for with their sensational start that has seen them go top of the table after 10 matches.

Hated by many German soccer fans for their rapid rise through the ranks, from the amateur leagues to the Bundesliga in just seven years, thanks to cash from owners Red Bull, the club had braced for vocal opposition this season.

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