Borussia Dortmund 2-3 RB Leipzig: Visitors come out top in five-goal thriller

Visitors RB Leipzig beat 10-man Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday to consolidate their fourth-place position and dent their opponents' title hopes.

The hosts got off to a bad start when Mats Hummels was sent off in the 15th minute for a last-man foul on the edge of the box, matching the club's earliest ever dismissal in the league.

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

Dortmund, who have now won just one of their last six league games, briefly pushed for an equalizer, which Niklas Suele volleyed in from the far post with the last kick of the first half.

But, with Leipzig on the offensive after the break, it was only a matter of time before they scored again, which they did in the 54th minute with Christoph Baumgartner.

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

Leipzig are fourth with 29 points and have a four-point lead over Dortmund in fifth.

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