Borussia Dortmund looked dead and buried at halftime. Trailing 2-0 to RB Leipzig with Christoph Baumgartner looking like the best player on the pitch, Dortmund needed something close to a miracle in the second half. They got two somethings, actually: an own goal and a 95th-minute strike from substitute Fabio Silva to salvage a 2-2 draw.
The Bundesliga Matchday 23 clash on February 21, 2026, had all the ingredients of a classic. A dominant first half from Leipzig, a furious Dortmund comeback, and a final whistle that left both sets of fans simultaneously relieved and frustrated.
Leipzig’s first-half masterclass
Baumgartner was the story of the opening 45 minutes. The Austrian midfielder opened the scoring in the 20th minute, then doubled Leipzig’s advantage in the 39th minute.
Dortmund went into the tunnel staring at a two-goal deficit. In a league where Bayern Munich already held an eight-point lead at the top of the table, dropping three points would have been a serious blow to any lingering title aspirations.
