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Bundesliga wrap: Gladbach hands Bayern first loss, Dortmund closes the gap

Germany Soccer Bundesliga

Moenchengladbach’s Oscar Wendt, right, celebrates his goal in front of Moenchengladbach’s Fabian Johnson, left, during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Bayern Munich in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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It took 15 matches, but Bayern Munich has finally lost in the Bundesliga.

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The mighty Bavarians dropped their first league match since last May, as Borussia Monchengladbach is now unbeaten in ten after opening the season with five straight losses.

Gladbach 3-1 Bayern Munich

With the match tied 0-0 in the second half, Gladbach erupted for three goals in less than 15 minutes, capped off by a goal from United States international Fabian Johnson. The red-hot winger has four goals in his last three matches for the club, a good sign for both Gladbach and the USMNT. A positive for Bayern despite the loss, Franck Ribery scored in his return from injury.

Hertha Berlin 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen

Another USMNT international had an impact in the Bundesliga, as John Brooks scored the game-winner for Hertha Berlin against Bayer Leverkusen. Javier Hernandez remained hot as the striker scored another goal for Leverkusen, but a first half red card to Sebastian Boenisch was too much to overcome as Berlin’s strong season continues.

Wolfsburg 1-2 Borussia Dortmund

A last minute winner from former Manchester United man Shinji Kagawa moves Dortmund to within five points of Bayern Munich at the top of the table. Marco Reus had given Dortmund the lead, but it looked like the match would end a draw when Ricardo Rodriguez equalized from the penalty spot in the 90th minute. But Kagawa got on the end of a brilliant bit of team play deep into stoppage time to take all three points for Dortmund.

Elsewhere in the Bundesliga

Schalke 3-1 Hannover -- Schalke end five-match winless streak
Hamburger 1-3 Mainz -- Mainz move into the top half of the table
Ingolstadt 1-1 Hoffenheim -- 97th minute goal steals a draw for Hoffenheim
Koln 0-1 Augsburg -- Three points lift Augsburg out of the drop zone
Stuttgart vs. Werder Bremen -- Sunday, 9:30 a.m. ET
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Darmstadt -- Sunday, 11:30 a.m. ET

Standings

TeamGPWDLGFGAGDHomeAwayPTS
Bayern Munich151311438358-0-05-1-140
Borussia Dortmund1511224220226-1-05-1-235
Mönchengladbach15825312385-1-23-1-326
Hertha BSC Berlin15825201825-1-13-1-426
VfL Wolfsburg15744241776-1-11-3-325
FC Schalke 0415735212104-2-23-1-324
FSV Mainz 0515726232124-0-43-2-223
Bayer Leverkusen156361920-13-2-23-1-421
Hamburger SV156361821-32-2-34-1-321
1. FC Köln155551519-42-4-23-1-320
FC Ingolstadt 04155551115-42-2-33-3-220
Darmstadt143651419-51-4-32-2-215
Eintracht Frankfurt143561822-41-3-22-2-414
Hannover 96154291827-92-0-52-2-414
FC Augsburg153481825-71-2-52-2-313
Werder Bremen144191428-141-0-63-1-313
1899 Hoffenheim151771624-80-4-31-3-410
VfB Stuttgart1431101835-172-0-51-1-510