Football: Dortmund loose out on two-goal lead to draw 3-3 with RB Leipzig
Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund, who led 2-0 and 3-2, had only themselves to blame as they failed to close the gap to the top, staying four points behindLeipzigin third place.
Dortmund, having won their previous three league games, looked to be cruising to victory when Julian Weigl fired in to give them theleadin the 23rd minute.
Julian Brandt then added a second after a stunning 180-degree turn in the box in the 34th, as the visitors were completely outclassed in the first half.
Leipzigtwice went close in first-half stoppage time, forcingtwoconsecutive fine saves fromDortmund's Roman Buerki.
Yet the Swiss keeper was beatentwominutes after the restart when he tried to head the ball away outside his box, but failed to get enough distance on his clearance and instead allowed Timo Werner to sneak in and score.
Werner then added a second in the 53rd, after a mistake from Brandt, to take his leaguegoaltally to 18, joining Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski as top scorer, but Jadon Sancho put the hosts back in fronttwominutes later.
Dortmundlooked to be back in control until Patrik Schick was left unmarked to stab in the equaliser on the rebound in the 78th.
"We did not do it well in the second half," saidDortmundcaptain Marco Reus. "All threegoals could have been avoided.
"It was a good game from both but a point from this game is far too little for us."
Leipzigstay top on 34 points, with second-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach, who host bottom club Paderborn on Wednesday, on 31.Dortmundare third on 30 while champions Bayern Munich are in fifth on 27 and travel to Freiburg on Wednesday. All three top teams of the German Bundesliga have qualified for the last-16 leg of the famed Champion's League.