To sixth after late sickener

Bundesl iga league leaders Borussia Monchengladbach scored an injury-time winner to pile on the pain for struggling German champions Bayern Munich.

The 2-1 defeat left Bayern – who have won the title for the past seven years – stuck down in sixth spot, seven points behind high-flying Gladbach.

They had led when Ivan Perisic smashed home from the edge of the box.

But Ramy Bensebaini powered in a header to level and then scored an injurytime penalty to seal a dramatic victory, after Javi Martinez fouled Marcus Thuram in the box and was sent off.

Bayern – who lost Corentin Tolisso to a first-half hamstring injury – have now lost two league games in a row under interim boss Hans-Dieter Flick.

Monchengladbach, who last won the title in 1977, are one point above RB Leipzig, who beat Hoffenheim 3-1.

Timo Werner gave them an 11th-minute lead, then doubled the advantage from the spot early in the second half.

Marcel Sabitzer sealed the points when he made it 3- 0, with Ermin Bicakcic grabbing Hoffenheim’s late consolation.

Borussia Dortmund stayed in the title mix thanks to a 5- 0 win over relegationthreatened Fortuna Dusseldorf.

England ace Jadon Sancho scored twice to become only the fourth teenager to score 20 Bundesliga goals.

The 19-year-old had a goal ruled out by VAR before slotting in his opener after a one-two with Marco Reus, then he smashed in another from Achraf Hakimi’s cutback.

Reus also scored twice for Dortmund, with Thorgan Hazard netting their other.

Karim Benzema scored one and set up the other as Real Madrid beat Espanyol 2- 0 in La Liga.

Benzema laid on the opener for French team-mate Raphael Varane then doubled the lead with just over ten minutes to go.

Real saw the game out with ten men after Ferland Mendy’s red card.