- Patrik Schick - 50'
- Christopher Nkunku - 89'
- Alassane Pléa - 24'
- Jonas Hofmann - 35'
- Alassane Pléa - 60'
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 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | +29 | 29 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +11 | 23 |
RB Leipzig | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +9 | 21 |
Bayer Leverkusen | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | +8 | 20 |
Borussia Dortmund | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | +4 | 19 |
Borussia Monchengladbach | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 17 |
SC Freiburg | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 17 |
Mainz | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | +4 | 16 |
VfB Stuttgart | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | +2 | 16 |
1. FC Union Berlin | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 15 |
Werder Bremen | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 15 |
TSG Hoffenheim | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 12 |
FC Augsburg | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
St. Pauli | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
Holstein Kiel | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -16 | 5 |
VfL Bochum | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -22 | 2 |