RB Leipzig’s big Friday win meant the field was left chasing the leaders when Saturday action began in the Bundesliga.
Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt managed to keep pace with the promotion upstarts, while Borussia Dortmund, Koln, and Hoffenheim dropped points.
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Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s 77th minute equalizer was only a brief relief for Dortmund, as Haris Seferovic scored two minutes later to give the hosts all three points.
USMNT back Timmy Chandler went 90 minutes at left wingback for Eintracht, while Christian Pulisic got a breather after playing midweek in the UEFA Champions League.
Bayern Munich 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen
The reigning champs kept pace with first place RB Leipzig, opening the scoring through Thiago Alcantara in the 30th minute before conceding an equalizer to Hakan Calhanoglu.
But Mats Hummels powered a header home in the 56th minute to put Bayern back ahead.
Elsewhere
Freiburg 1-4 RB Leipzig — Friday
Hamburg 2-2 Werder Bremen — Gnabry nabs equalizer
Koln 0-0 Augsburg — Five saves for Koln’s Kessler
Monchengladbach 1-1 Hoffenheim — Dahoud scores again
Ingolstadt 1-1 Wolfsburg — Daniel Caligiuri equalizes late
Schalke vs. Darmstadt — 9:30 a.m. EDT Sunday
Hertha Berlin vs. Mainz — 11:30 a.m. EDT Sunday
Standings |
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Home | Away | PTS |
| RB Leipzig | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 4-1-0 | 5-2-0 | 30 |
| Bayern Munich | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 5-2-0 | 3-1-1 | 27 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4-2-0 | 3-1-2 | 24 |
| 1. FC Köln | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4-2-0 | 2-2-2 | 22 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3-3-0 | 2-4-0 | 22 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 4-2-0 | 2-1-3 | 21 |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5-0-0 | 1-3-2 | 21 |
| FSV Mainz 05 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 3-1-1 | 2-1-3 | 17 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 3-1-2 | 2-0-4 | 16 |
| SC Freiburg | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 4-0-2 | 1-0-5 | 15 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3-0-2 | 1-2-3 | 14 |
| FC Augsburg | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 1-2-3 | 2-2-2 | 13 |
| Mönchengladbach | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 3-3-1 | 0-1-4 | 13 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 0-2-4 | 2-2-2 | 10 |
| Darmstadt | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 2-2-2 | 0-0-5 | 8 |
| Werder Bremen | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 2-0-4 | 0-2-4 | 8 |
| FC Ingolstadt 04 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 0-2-4 | 1-1-4 | 6 |
| Hamburger SV | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 27 | -19 | 0-2-4 | 0-2-4 | 4 |