Leipzig beats 10-man Dortmund 3-2 in battle for fourth spot

Visitor RB Leipzig beat 10-man Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in the Bundesliga to tighten its grip on fourth place and put a further dent in its opponent’s title hopes.

Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, right, looks on after Leipzig scored the first goal of the game. | Photo Credit: AP

Visitor RB Leipzig beat 10-man Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday to tighten its grip on fourth place and put a further dent in its opponent’s title hopes.

It started badly for the host with Mats Hummels sent off for a last-man foul at the edge of the box in the 15th minute, matching the club’s earliest ever dismissal in the league.

Playing with a man down, Dortmund’s keeper Gregor Kobel was kept busy but it was an own goal from Ramy Bensebaini, who nodded in from close range in the 32nd, that put the visitors in front.

Dortmund, which has now won just one of its last six league games, briefly pushed for an equaliser and got it with the last kick of the first half when Niklas Suele volleyed in from the far post.

But with Leipzig on constant attack after the break it was only a matter of time until they scored again and they did it with Christoph Baumgartner in the 54th.

With Dortmund taking risks in search of an equaliser, Leipzig launched a counter-attack and Yussuf Poulsen rifled in before Niclas Fuellkrug scored deep in stoppage time for some last-gasp drama.

Leipzig is fourth on 29 points and now has a four-point lead over Dortmund in fifth place. Leader Bayer Leverkusen, on 35, will be in action against VfB Stuttgart on Sunday.