Singh makes history
He was brought off for another summer arrival Sarpreet Singh, who became the first player of Indian descent -- and just the second New Zealander -- to play in the Bundesliga. Bayern defender David Alaba said after the game that his side didn't panic when they went behind, knowing they had the quality to reel in the visitors. "You saw the character that our team has - we completely turned the match in the moments before half-time," he said. Leipzig recorded their sixth straight win against Fortuna to move two points clear of Gladbach. The visitors opened the scoring after just two minutes, with Patrik Schick volleying in a cross from Konrad Laimer. Timo Werner then scored a penalty in the 58th minute to bring up his 16th goal of the season, before defender Nordi Mukiele put the game beyond doubt in the 75th minute with Leipzig's third. Nagelsmann said his side's focus was not directed at securing top spot, but rather at how things can be improved ahead of Tuesday's clash with Borussia Dortmund. "We missed a few chances in the first half. We controlled the game really well in the second," he said.

"These are three very important points. We were able to hold something back at the end with Tuesday's big game in mind." Dortmund continued their superb recent form, winning 4-0 away at Mainz to keep hold of third place. Marco Reus scored his first away goal of the season with a stunning volley from the edge of the box, before Jadon Sancho, Thorgan Hazard and Nico Schulz all scored in the second half. Sancho has now scored in six games in a row for Dortmund, while Schulz's goal was his first in Dortmund colours. In Berlin, Hertha registered their first victory under former Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann, winning 1-0 over a disappointing Freiburg courtesy of a Vladimir Darida goal in the 53rd minute. Struggling Cologne picked up a vital three points at home against nine-man Bayer Leverkusen to take them off the bottom of the table. Leverkusen lost Aleksandar Dragovic and Leon Bailey to red cards in a 15-minute period in the second half and were unable to hold on as Cologne won 2-0. Union Berlin's recent run of victories came to an end following a 1-1 draw against lowly Paderborn. Union, who had won four of their last five, started well, scoring through Marcus Ingvartsen in the seventh minute, before Paderborn equalised via Kai Proger. Gladbach have a chance to return top away to Wolfsburg on Sunday, while Schalke host Eintracht Frankfurt.

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