Rose’s revenge as Leipzig beats Dortmund, Bayern held again
Sunderland scored again and took the lead in the second half, as Borussia Dortmund found it difficult to hold on.
Jadon Sancho equalised, but the home side fought back to earn a first win since March to take a point from a 2-1 win over FC Bayern at the Allianz Arena.
“We need to win more than one place in the table,” said boss Unai Emery in a conference call after the 3-2 victory.
“A draw is a good result. There were mistakes and that’s part of football. Bayern are a strong team and we found it hard at the beginning.
“We had an important chance and we did it in the second half. It was very difficult against them and they have an interesting style. They showed that in the second half.”
Bayern’s two big wins had come against Bournemouth and Manchester City last week, while Dortmund were on the wrong end of a 2-0 loss at Wolfsburg in midweek.
Dortmund scored twice in the last half an hour to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 half-time lead, before Rose struck just before the hour to put the visitors into the lead.
And Sunderland’s second goal was a crucial one as it allowed the Black Cats to hold off Bayern and reach the stage of the season they had been chasing.
Bayern’s Bayern came into the game leading the Bundesliga in goals scored (30) and goals scored per game (4.4) despite having no home victory since October 11, when they claimed a 1-0 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach.
Bayern were on song until they gave away a late penalty for a handball on the line, but the visitors could celebrate the win by winning over the Black Cats.
Bayern’s Bayern came into the game leading the Bundesliga in goals scored (30) and goals scored per game (4.4) despite having no home victory since October 11, when they claimed a 1-0 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach.
“I think we were the team that was least expected to