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Chelsea signing Timo Werner scores and breaks record with final RB Leipzig touch

Chelsea signing Timo Werner scored with his final touch as a RB Leipzig player on Saturday.

Werner made history in his final game for RB Leipzig, with two goals sealing his place as the club's all-time top scorer.

The 24-year-old has sealed a £53million move to Chelsea this summer and guided Leipzig to third place in the Bundesliga table with a 2-1 win against Augsburg in their final game of the season.

Werner his goal tally to 95 in 159 matches with a special double.

Werner needed just 30 minutes to break Daniel Frahn's long-standing record, rounding Augsburg goslkeeper Tomas Koubek to strike home into an empty net.

Typically, it was Werner who settled the tie with 10 minutes remaining. The forward beat the offside trap before smashing home from a tight angle.

Werner was immediately brought off, with his final involvement being that second goal.

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