Dortmund Beat Mönchengladbach: Leipzig Title Race Heats Up

Dortmund won this Friday against Borussia Mönchengladbach and provisionally takes 2nd place in the Bundesliga.

Thanks in particular to a goal from its striker Julian Brandt at the start of the match, Borussia Dortmund won Friday evening against Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0, and took the opportunity to put pressure on RB Leipzig.

After 15 Bundesliga matches, Niko Kovac’s players take 2nd place with 32 points, three more than RB Leipzig (29), which hosts Bayer Leverkusen (4th, 26) on Saturday (6:30 p.m.), for the shock of the last day of the German championship in 2025. Very far ahead with its 38 points out of 42 possible, Bayern Munich travels on Sunday (5:30 p.m.) in Heidenheim, with the possibility of clinching the very anecdotal autumn champion title, awarded to the team in the lead at the end of the first phase of the Bundesliga.

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Friday in his Westfalenstadion, Emre Can’s teammates took control of the match in the 10th minute, with a volley from Julian Brandt at the far post, after a cross from Niklas Süle. Dominant during the first half hour of play, Borussia Dortmund was a little more shaken up in the last quarter of an hour of the first period, before regaining control of the match in the second half.

Dortmund only managed to take cover in the very last seconds of the match by Maximilian Beier (90th + 7), ensuring the victory, while he has already lost eight points this season after leading the score (as well as four points lost in six matches in the Champions League).

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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