Leipzig achieved a crushing victory over its guest Hoffenheim, with a score of 5-0, today, Friday, in the opening of the twenty-seventh round of the German League, in a match during which the young Brian Gruda and the Austrian Christoph Baumgartner shone.Leipzig raised its score to 50 points to advance to third place, enhancing its chances of booking a European seat, and ahead of Stuttgart and Hoffenheim on goal difference.Despite the visitors' strong start during the first quarter of an hour, Leipzig quickly imposed its control, as Gruda opened the scoring in the 17th minute after following up on a rebound from the goalkeeper, before Baumgartner added the second goal just four minutes later with a perfect header.The hosts continued their superiority before the end of the first half, as Baumgartner scored the third goal in the 30th minute, then Groda returned to add the fourth in the 44th minute, practically deciding the match from the first half.The same period witnessed the cancellation of a fifth goal due to offside, in addition to Frenchman Yann Diomandi suffering a shoulder injury, but he was able to complete the match.