Bundesliga (Week 21) : Leipzig defeats M'Gladbach 2-1
GERMANY, Feb. 19, 2017 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 21: After losing 1-0 to Borussia Dortmund on February 11 and 0-3 to Hamburger SV on February 11, Die Bullen returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Mönchengladbach this Sunday.
RB Leipzig dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Swedish midfielder Emil Forsberg in the 31st minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Die Bullen further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Werner in the 55th minute.
RB Leipzig remains in second place with 45 points from 21 games, 5 points behind Bayern Munich.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of February 19, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 33 | 50 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 45 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 37 |
| 4 | Hoffenheim | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 37 |
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | Hertha Berlin | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | FC Köln | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 32 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 30 |
| 9 | SC Freiburg | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 30 |
| 10 | Mönchengladbach | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 26 |
| 11 | Schalke 04 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 25 |
| 12 | Mainz | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Wolfsburg | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 22 |
| 15 | Hamburger SV | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 20 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 19 |
| 17 | FC Ingolstadt | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 18 |
| 18 | Darmstadt 98 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 41 | -27 | 12 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Mönchengladbach 4-1 Werder Bremen (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:Werder Bremen 0-1 Mönchengladbach (11 Feb.)
- Next game:FC Ingolstadt - Mönchengladbach (26 Feb.)
RB Leipzig
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Hamburger SV 0-4 RB Leipzig (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:RB Leipzig 0-3 Hamburger SV (11 Feb.)
- Next game:RB Leipzig - FC Köln (25 Feb.)
Mönchengladbach
1:2
RB Leipzig
1:2 (0:1)
- 19 February 2017
- 15:30
- Mönchengladbach
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 50 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 45 |
| 3 |  Borussia Dortmund | 37 |
| 4 |  Hoffenheim | 37 |
| 5 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 35 |
Week 21 Results
| Friday 17 February 2017 | ||||
 | Augsburg | 1-3 | Bayer Leverkusen |  |
| Saturday 18 February 2017 | ||||
 | Hertha Berlin | 1-1 | Bayern Munich | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 0-2 | FC Ingolstadt |  |
| Borussia Dortmund | 3-0 | Wolfsburg |  |
| Hoffenheim | 2-0 | Darmstadt 98 |  |
 | Mainz | 0-2 | Werder Bremen |  |
 | Hamburger SV | 2-2 | SC Freiburg |  |
| Sunday 19 February 2017 | ||||
| Mönchengladbach | 1-2 | RB Leipzig | |
 | FC Köln | 17:30 | Schalke 04 |  |