Leipzig beat Bayern to hand Dortmund title edge
Borussia Dortmund are two wins away from guaranteeing their first title in a decade after RB Leipzig came from behind to win 3-1 away at Bayern Munich on Saturday.
Bayern led 1-0 thanks to an early Serge Gnabry goal and looked in cruise control, but the visitors scored three second-half goals to turn the match, and the Bundesliga title race, on its head.
Dortmund, who last won the title in 2011-12 under Jurgen Klopp, can go two points clear of Bayern with one matchday remaining with a win on Sunday against Augsburg.
A stunned Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel said his team deserved to lose, explaining “when you play so far below your level, you lose games”.
“RB played OK, but this was completely about us. We lost this game.”
The win, Leipzig’s first in Munich and only their second victory ever over the German champions, secured the visitors Champions League football next
season.
Leipzig manager Marco Rose said “with our first goal, our belief
grew -- and we used that today.”
Bayern came into the match one point clear of Dortmund and knew that two wins in their next two games would take them to an 11th straight league title.
Gnabry settled Bayern’s nerves after 25 minutes, blasting a rising shot in off the left post, his fifth in his past four games.
Bayern looked to take the speed out of the game and exert control, but Leipzig struck against the run of play on the counter after 65 minutes.
Konrad Laimer, widely tipped for a move to Bayern in the summer, took advantage of a superb team move to rocket the ball home.
A shellshocked Bayern sought to fight back but soon found themselves behind, after Benjamin Pavard brought down Christopher Nkunku in the box.
The France forward smashed the ball home from the spot, giving home ‘keeper Yann Sommer no chance.
Leipzig won another penalty with four minutes remaining after a handball, with Dominik Szoboszlai scoring.