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 Munich | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | +29 | 27 |
| RB Leipzig | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 22 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | +9 | 20 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +4 | 18 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 17 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 16 |
| FC Cologne | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 14 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 14 |
| Werder Bremen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 12 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 11 |
| SC Freiburg | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| Hamburg SV | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 8 |
| FC Augsburg | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 7 |
| St. Pauli | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -10 | 7 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| Mainz | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 5 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 5 |

