- 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.
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German Bundesliga Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | +26 | 26 |
| RB Leipzig | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +10 | 21 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +10 | 20 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | +5 | 17 |
| SC Freiburg | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 17 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 16 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| Werder Bremen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 15 |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 14 |
| Mainz | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 13 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 12 |
| FC Augsburg | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 12 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 9 |
| St. Pauli | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| Holstein Kiel | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -13 | 5 |
| VfL Bochum | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -20 | 2 |
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