RB Leipzig v Gladbach
Leipzig's Nkunku rescues 2-2 draw with late strike against Gladbach
RB Leipzig came from two goals down to rescue a 2-2 draw against visitors Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday thanks to Christopher Nkunku's 89th-minute equaliser, but the result handed the Bundesliga lead to champions Bayern Munich.
Frenchman Nkunku drilled in the equaliser a minute from the end but the draw meant Leipzig are second place in the standings on 41 points, one behind Bayern who won 3-1 against Mainz 05.
Gladbach stunned the hosts by going 2-0 up with first half goals from Alassane Plea and Jonas Hofmann, who pounced on a Leipzig defensive mistake.
Leipzig, unable to control their opponents' speed in the first half, got a lucky break five minutes after the restart, with Patrik Schick slotting in after Gladbach keeper Yann Sommer had dropped the ball following a collision with a teammate.
Things took an even worse turn for Gladbach on the hour with scorer Plea sent off for a second booking for dissent on the hour.
Nkunku then found space to fire in the equaliser and rescue a draw for the home team after last week's loss to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Game Information
German Bundesliga Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern München | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | +64 | 60 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | +27 | 52 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | +19 | 46 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | +12 | 43 |
| RB Leipzig | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | +12 | 41 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | +15 | 39 |
| SC Freiburg | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 33 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 31 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | -8 | 28 |
| FC Augsburg | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | -13 | 28 |
| Hamburg SV | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 26 |
| FC Cologne | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 24 |
| Mainz | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -12 | 22 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -13 | 22 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -16 | 20 |
| St. Pauli | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -18 | 20 |
| Werder Bremen | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -21 | 19 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -29 | 14 |
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