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Published 05:58 IST, June 18th 2020

Dortmund lose to Mainz at home, Leipzig waste a two-goal lead against Fortuna

Fortuna Dusseldorf stunned RB Leipzig with two late goals to draw 2-2 in the Bundesliga on Wednesday and boost their hopes of avoiding relegation.

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Fortuna Dusseldorf stunned RB Leipzig with two late goals to draw 2-2 in the Bundesliga on Wednesday and boost their hopes of avoiding relegation. Two goals in three minutes from Kevin Kampl and Timo Werner had Leipzig on course to consolidate third place and all but secure a place in the Champions League.

But Steven Skrzybski netted in the 87th minute and Andre Hoffmann equalised in injury time.

Leipzig would have been six points clear of fifth-place Borussia Moenchengladbach with a vastly superior goal difference, but now the gap is four points.

Second-place Borussia Dortmund, which have already booked a place in Europe’s premier competition, slumped to a 2-0 loss at home to Mainz.

Bayer Leverkusen moved fourth, three points behind Leipzig, with a 3-1 win over Rhine rival Koln.

Updated 05:59 IST, June 18th 2020