Bundesliga Matchday 15 in pictures
Dortmund snatched a point at Hoffenheim, despite a numerical disadvantage. RB Leipzig continue to fight for the title, while Cologne missed a good opportunity to climb the table at Werder Bremen.
Uphill battle
Despite scoring his first Bundesliga goal this season, Götze was unable to give Dortmund a victory in their visit to Hoffenheim who opened the scoring after three minutes. But Götze equalized a few minutes later. Hoffenheim recovered the advantage and Reus was sent off after a controversial second yellow. But in the second half, the 10-man team snatched a point after Aubameyang squared things.up.
Missed opportunity
Bremen held Cologne, foiling their chances to move into the top six of the Bundesliga table. Bremen's goalkeeper Drobny deflected a shot from Modeste that landed by teammate Rudnevs' feet for him to convert into an open goal and put his squad ahead. Five minutes before the break, Serge Gnabry took a shot from long-range to tie the game and put Bremen five points clear from relegation.
Unexpected hero
Danny Latza was the man of the match after scoring a hat trick against Hamburg. The Mainz midfielder hadn't scored in his last 33 games but three appears to be his magic number as he helped the team come from behind to beat Hamburg. Wood's strike put Hamburg in front in the 21st minute. Latza levelled before half-time and then added two more with shots from outside the box to seal the win.
Avoiding defeat
Schalke and Freiburg shared points in Gelsenkirchen. Florian Niederlechner was able to give the visitors the lead after catching Schalke's defense off-guard and going around the hosts' goalkeeper Fährmann. Konoplyanka made it 1-1 on the 74th minute, saving the Royal Blues from what would have been their third straight Bundesliga defeat.
Not giving up
RB Leipzig regained their course to victory against Hertha after suffering their first defeat of the season last week. Leipzig's top scorer of the season, Timo Werner, added a ninth goal to his tally to put the hosts ahead in the first half. Willi Orban placed a header to the top right angle after a corner to make things 2-0 and keep Leipzig in the battle for the title.
An old friend?
Augsburg defender Martin Hinteregger headed in the winning goal against former club Gladbach helping his side obtain its first win in the last five games. Augsburg's decision to dismiss coach Dirk Schuster during the week surprised many but proved to work with interim coach Manuel Baum in charge. The Augsburg victory could cost Gladbach coach Andre Schubert his position.
Disbelief
Frankfurt's goal getter, Alexander Meier, failed to help his side steal a point against Wolfsburg. The striker skied his penalty after coming off the bench at half-time. Jeffrey Bruma scored the game's only goal after heading in a Julian Draxler corner-kick. Bruma's header secured an important win for the wolves, taking them three points away from relegation.
Leverkusen stunned
Almog Cohen struck a hammer blow at Leverkusen on Sunday as Ingolstadt climbed out of the automatic relegation positions. It's the first time this season that Ingolstadt have won back-to-back games - and they have done it in some style. After Leipzig fell to the sword last week, Leverkusen were downed 2-1 on their own patch.
Dangerous Douglas
Douglas Costa took matters into his own hands on 71 minutes and nestled a left-foot stunner into the top corner. Until that point, Darmstadt looked good value for a point against champions Bayern Munich, but this kind of individual brilliance is why the Bavarians are on top spot. Next up for Ancelotti: Leipzig at home.