Bundesliga (Week 8) : Leipzig beats Dortmund 3-2
GERMANY, Oct. 14, 2017 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 8: After four straigth victories against FC Köln, Hamburger SV, Mönchengladbach and Augsburg, BVB lost 3-2 against RB Leipzig.
Borussia Dortmund opened the score in the score in the 4th minute thanks to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, before RB Leipzig regained the advantage with Sabitzer Marcel ('10) and Poulsen Yussuf ('25). Leading 2-1 at the break, Die Bullen further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Augustin on penalty in the 49th minute.
Borussia Dortmund remains in first place with 19 points from 8 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Bayern Munich.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of October 14, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 19 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 17 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Hoffenheim | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Augsburg | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Hannover 96 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Mönchengladbach | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Mainz | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 10 |
| 11 | Stuttgart | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Hertha Berlin | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | Wolfsburg | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Hamburger SV | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 7 |
| 16 | SC Freiburg | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 7 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 | FC Köln | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2017-2018
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Overview
Borussia Dortmund
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Borussia Dortmund 6-1 Mönchengladbach (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:Augsburg 1-2 Borussia Dortmund (30 Sep.)
- Next game:Eintracht Frankfurt - Borussia Dortmund (21 Oct.)
RB Leipzig
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:RB Leipzig 4-1 SC Freiburg (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:FC Köln 1-2 RB Leipzig (1 Oct.)
- Next game:RB Leipzig - Stuttgart (21 Oct.)
Borussia Dortmund
2:3
RB Leipzig
2:3 (1:2)
- 14 October 2017
- 18:30
- Dortmund
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 19 |
| 2 |  Bayern Munich | 17 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 16 |
| 4 |  Hoffenheim | 15 |
| 5 |  Schalke 04 | 13 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 13 October 2017 | ||||
 | Stuttgart | 2-1 | FC Köln |  |
| Saturday 14 October 2017 | ||||
| Bayern Munich | 5-0 | SC Freiburg |  |
| Hoffenheim | 2-2 | Augsburg |  |
 | Hannover 96 | 1-2 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
 | Hertha Berlin | 0-2 | Schalke 04 | |
 | Mainz | 3-2 | Hamburger SV |  |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2-3 | RB Leipzig | |
| Sunday 15 October 2017 | ||||
 | Bayer Leverkusen | 15:30 | Wolfsburg |  |
 | Werder Bremen | 18:00 | Mönchengladbach |  |