Dortmund (Germany) (AFP)

Dortmund conceded a 3-3 draw on Tuesday against RB Leipzig, which remains provisionally leader thanks to a new double from Timo Werner.

In this shock of the 16th day between title contenders, Dortmund fell back into their hesitations of the fall by letting themselves go back twice on individual errors, after having led 2-0 at the break then 3-2.

"When you lead 2-0 at home, you have to keep the score," admitted Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Bürki, who made a huge mistake on Leipzig's first goal. "We had a good game over 90 minutes but we give them two goals, then we take the advantage but we lacked the strength to go all the way," said the Swiss.

Wednesday evening, Mönchengladbach can return to the height of Leipzig with 33 points if he wins at home against the red lantern Paderborn, but the RB will remain in the lead no matter what, with a better goal difference (+ 13 compared to Mönchengladbach).

Dortmund follows with 30 points, ahead of Schalke (28) and Bayern Munich (27).

- Double from Werner -

Julian Nagelsmann, the young coach from Leipzig, had promised to "deprive the players" of Lucien Favre. His men did not really get there, and it was even the opposite that happened in the first period.

Until the break, the Borussia, perfectly balanced with the defense of three recently set up by Favre, was tactically superior, dominating in the duels (60% won in the first period) and managed to cut all communications to the RB goalscorer Timo Werner, who hit ... five balls in 45 minutes!

The Borussens were rewarded by Julian Weigl (23rd) and Julian Brandt (34th), scorer of a high class goal after having put in the wind a defender on a pivot dribble. The lead of two goals at the break was well deserved, and RB sports director Oliver Mintzlaff admitted to Sky's microphone that his team had found him stronger.

But Borussia has proven that it is not yet cured of the inconstancy which rotted its autumn. In six minutes, two gross individual errors from Bürki and then Brandt gave Werner the opportunity to score a double, his 17 and 18th goals this season in the league (47th and 53rd). And in Leipzig to return to the match.

- Bayern in ambush -

Dortmund, transfigured for a month, did not falter, however. And Jadon Sancho, already involved on the first two goals, restored his advantage two minutes later (3-2, 55th) with a goal full of composure: a small hook in the area to eliminate the defender international Lukas Klostermann and line up goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi.

The 19-year-old English prodigy, author of a phenomenal start to the season, then limped out in the 70th minute, apparently the victim of a muscular problem.

But in the 77th minute, the international French hope of Leipzig Nordi Mukiele took advantage of a bad defensive placement of Raphaël Guerreiro to put back on Patrick Schick, the Czech on loan from Roma in Leipzig, who equalized without state of 'soul.

The two teams, both qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League, remained in a winning streak: four consecutive for Dortmund with 13 goals scored (3.25 goals per game). And six straight wins for Leipzig, with 25 goals (4.17 goals per game!).

All the other leading teams play Wednesday evening. Bayern can get closer to the head if it wins in Friborg. The fourth Schalke moves to Wolfsburg.

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