Overview
- Leipzig reclaimed second place with a 3-1 home victory that trimmed the gap behind Bayern to two points.
- Eighteen-year-old Yan Diomande forced Jeff Chabot’s own goal before scoring the second after controlling Christoph Baumgartner’s long pass.
- Tiago Tomás pulled one back for Stuttgart, then Rômulo sealed the result in stoppage time after Alexander Nübel lost control of the ball.
- The result extends Leipzig’s recovery since an opening 6-0 loss to Bayern, with 22 points taken from the past 24 available in the league.
- Around the league, Borussia Mönchengladbach won 4-0 at St. Pauli and Eintracht Frankfurt drew 1-1 at Heidenheim, while Bayern hosted Leverkusen later with Harry Kane and Luis Díaz not in the starting lineup.