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 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 1 | +81 | 82 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | +30 | 64 |
| RB Leipzig | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | +24 | 62 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | +20 | 56 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | +20 | 55 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | +15 | 54 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 43 |
| SC Freiburg | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 43 |
| FC Augsburg | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | -16 | 37 |
| Mainz | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 34 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | -14 | 32 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | -20 | 32 |
| FC Cologne | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 31 |
| Hamburg SV | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -15 | 31 |
| Werder Bremen | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -18 | 31 |
| St. Pauli | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -27 | 26 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -25 | 25 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -31 | 22 |
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