Werder Bremen 3-0 RB Leipzig
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Leipzig's coach Ralph Hasenhuttl has seen his side lose four of their past seven games
RB Leipzig lost ground on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich with a costly defeat at Werder Bremen.
Goals from Zlatko Junuzovic, Florian Grillitsch and Florian Kainz condemned second-placed Leipzig to their second successive league defeat.
Bayern can extend their 10-point lead when they travel to Borussia Monchengladbach on Sunday.
Borussia Dortmund closed the gap on Leipzig to three points with Friday's 1-0 win at Ingolstadt.
Hoffenheim are a point further back, and boosted their chances of a Champions League place with a 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen.
Having begun their first Bundesliga season with a record 13-match unbeaten run, Leipzig's title challenge has collapsed following four defeats in seven games, taking just seven points.
Elsewhere, French striker Anthony Modeste scored a hat-trick as Cologne beat fifth-placed Hertha Berlin, to take his league total to 22 for the season.
At the other end of the table, a Mario Gomez goal moved Wolfsburg out of the bottom three with a 1-0 win over bottom club Darmstadt.