Overview
- Oliver Burke struck on 57 minutes, Leipzig's 19-year-old Tidiam Gomis leveled in the 60th, Ilyas Ansah restored Union's lead in the 63rd, and Tim Sarke finished it at 90+3.
- A quiet first half gave way to a six-minute burst of three goals early in the second period before Union added a stoppage-time clincher.
- Leipzig remains on 29 points in second place but can be overtaken if Dortmund wins on Sunday.
- Union climbs provisionally to eighth with 18 points after the 14th-round opener in Berlin.
- Bayern Munich stays clear on 37 points and hosts Mainz on Sunday, as the round continues with Dortmund at Freiburg and other fixtures.