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RB Leipzig were denied second place in the Bundesliga as Krzysztof Piatek struck an 82nd-minute penalty for Hertha Berlin in a 2-2 draw.<\/p>\nRB Leipzig were denied second place in the Bundesliga as Krzysztof Piatek struck an 82nd-minute penalty for Hertha Berlin in a 2-2 draw.<\/p>\n
Liverpool loanee Marko Grujic had given Hertha a ninth-minute lead with a well-struck volley but Lukas Klostermann levelled midway through the half with a glancing header.<\/p>\n
Leipzig had Marcel Halstenberg dismissed for a second bookable offence just after the hour but led thanks to a horrible goalkeeping error from Rune Jarstein, who fumbled Patrik Schick\u2019s shot five minutes later.<\/p>\n
But Piatek had the final word after former Everton man Ademola Lookman fouled Matheus Cunha.<\/p>\n
The draw keeps Leipzig in third, two points behind Borussia Dortmund following their 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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Fortuna Dusseldorf piled the pressure on Schalke boss David Wagner with a 2-1 win that eased their own relegation worries.<\/p>\n
Schalke, without a win since January, saw their frustrations deepen as they allowed Dusseldorf to come from behind in a 2-1 defeat \u2013 with the aid of more poor goalkeeping from Markus Schubert.<\/p>\n
Wagner\u2019s side led through Weston McKennie\u2019s 53rd-minute header, but 10 minutes later Schubert was at fault as he failed to deal with Kevin Stoger\u2019s free-kick and Rouwen Hennings headed in.<\/p>\n
And five minutes later, Kenan Karaman headed in following a corner to give Uwe Rosler\u2019s side all three points.<\/p>\n
Hoffenheim are on the fringes of the European places after a 3-1 win over Cologne in which both sides finished with 10 men.<\/p>\n
Christoph Baumgartner put Hoffenheim ahead 11 minutes in and Cologne\u2019s problems grew when Sebastian Bornauw was dismissed in the 26th minute.<\/p>\n
Baumgartner doubled the lead in the first minute of the second half and Steven Zuber added another two minutes later.<\/p>\n
Hoffenheim captain Benjamin Hubner was the next to see red, five minutes into the second half, helping Cologne get a goal back through Florian Kainz but there would be no comeback.<\/p>\n
Ridle Baku ended a run of 40 Bundesliga games without a goal as he put Mainz in front at Union Berlin, but the match ended in a draw as Marcus Ingvartsen\u2019s free-kick leveled things up.<\/p>\n
Union played more than half the match with 10 men as Robert Andrich was booked twice before the break. Augsburg and Paderborn shared the points following a goalless draw.<\/p>\n