RB Leipzig v Gladbach
Leipzig's last-gasp goal earns 3-2 comeback win over Borussia Monchengladbach
RB Leipzig's Alexander Sorloth headed in a stoppage-time winner as they battled back from two goals down to beat visitors Borussia Monchengladbach 3-2 in the German Bundesliga on Saturday and stay two points behind leaders Bayern Munich.
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Sorloth headed in at the far post to complete a second-half comeback deep in stoppage time.
Gladbach had stunned Leipzig with two goals in the opening 19 minutes, one from in-form Jonas Hofmann after six minutes and the second a flick off Marcus Thuram's shoulder.
The hosts, who were lucky not to concede a third goal before the break, shot out of the blocks in the second half and overran their opponents, scoring twice in nine minutes to level.
Christopher Nkunku tapped in a cutback in the 57th and Yussuf Poulsen then thundered in a shot that went in off the post to equalise in the 66th.
Substitute Emil Forsberg's 76th-minute free kick forced a sensational save out of Gladbach keeper Yann Sommer, who tipped it onto the crossbar as the visitors thought they had done enough for a draw.
But Sorloth beat his marker to head in the late winner and put Leipzig on 50 points, one place behind Bayern, who demolished Cologne 5-1.
VfL Wolfsburg's 2-0 win over Hertha Berlin kept them in third place on 45. Gladbach are in eighth place on 33.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Manuel Gräfe
German Bundesliga Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | +80 | 79 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | +30 | 64 |
| RB Leipzig | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | +22 | 59 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | +20 | 56 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | +15 | 54 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | +19 | 52 |
| SC Freiburg | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 43 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 42 |
| FC Augsburg | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -16 | 36 |
| Mainz | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 34 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | -18 | 32 |
| FC Cologne | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 31 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -14 | 31 |
| Hamburg SV | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -15 | 31 |
| Werder Bremen | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -18 | 31 |
| St. Pauli | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -25 | 26 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -25 | 24 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | -33 | 19 |

