RB Leipzig 3-2 B. Monchengladbach: Nagelsmann's side win thriller

Ex-Crystal Palace striker Alexander Sorloth hits 93RD-MINUTE winner to keep Bundesliga title race alive as Julian Nagelsmann’s RB Leipzig strike back from 2-0 down to Borussia Monchengladbach

  • Jonas Hofmann and Marcus Thuram gave the away side a 2-0 lead at half time
  • Goals from RB Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku and Yussuf Poulsen made it 2-2
  • Leipzig are second in the Bundesliga, two points behind leaders Bayern Munich 

RB Leipzig’s Alexander Sorloth headed in a stoppage-time winner as they battled back from two goals down to beat visitors Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-2 in the German Bundesliga on Saturday and stay two points behind leaders Bayern Munich.

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.

Alexander Sorloth celebrates after his winner left RB Leipzig two points behind Bayern Munich

RB Leipzig striker Yussuf Poulsen (right) celebrates after scoring the home side’s equaliser

Leipzig midfielder Christopher Nkunku wheels away after halving Monchengladbach’s lead

RB Leipzig: Gulasci, Mukiele, Upamecano, Orban, Halstenberg, Sabitzer (Sorloth 46), Adams, Kluivert (Forsberg 76), Olmo, Nkunu (Klostermann 90+6), Poulsen

Subs not used:  Konate, Haidara, Hwang, Samardzic, Martinez, Kampl

Goals: Nkunu (57) Poulsen (66) Sorloth (90+3)

Booked: Upamecano, Sabitzer

Borussia Monchengladbach: Sommer, Beyer, Ginter, Elvedi (Bensebaini 62), Zakira (Stindl 80), Lazaro, Wendt (Plea 80), Hofmann Neuhaus 61), Wolf, Embolo, Thuram (Kramer 62)

Goals: Hofmann (6) Thuram (19)

Subs not used: Herman, Traore, Sippel, Reitz

Booked: Stindl, Elvedi 

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.

Next up for Leipzig is a DFB-Pokal quarter final against Wolfsburg at the Red Bull Arena on Wednesday, March 3.

They then return to league action against SC Freiburg the following Saturday. 

Marcus Thuram’s goal put Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 up at the Red Bull Arena 




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