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Bayern held as Leverkusen top Bundesliga

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  • Moenchengladbach secured a stunning 2-2 home draw with Bayern Munich
  • Rob Friend and Michael Bradley score late goals to deprive Bayern of victory
  • Bayer Leverkusen stay top of Bundesliga after their 10-men defeat Schalke
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(CNN) -- A late equalizer from American midfielder Michael Bradley earned Borussia Moenchengladbach a stunning 2-2 home draw with Bayern Munich, as Bayer Leverkusen remain top of the German Bundesliga.

Leverkusen players celebrate their opening goal in the 2-1 victory over Schalke.

France midfielder Franck Ribery and Italy striker Luca Toni had put Bayern 2-0 ahead, before the home side scored twice in the last 15 minutes to keep the champions third in the table.

Canada striker Rob Friend scored with a header on 78 minutes before Bradley got his head to a cross on 81 minutes to share the points and end Bayern's five-match winning run.

Bayern took the lead on 21 minutes when Toni scored his second goal in two games after he converted a pass from defender Philipp Lahm, then Ribery converted a penalty just after the hour.

Meanwhile, 10-man Leverskusen remain top of the table after their 2-1 win over Schalke thanks to first-half goals by Germany strikers Patrick Helmes and Stefan Kiessling.

Kevin Kuranyi scored a consolation goal before Leverkusen were reduced to 10 men with just over an hour played when Gonzalo Castro was sent off on 67 minutes, but the leaders hung on.

Hoffenheim remain neck-and-neck with Leverkusen on 28 points thanks to a 69th-minute winner from Nigeria striker Chinedu Obasi in a 3-2 victory over Wolfsburg.

Bosnia striker Vedad Ibisevic scored his 14th goal in 13 games to remain the league's top scorer to put Hoffenheim ahead on 23 minutes, only for Brazilian Grafite to equalise for Wolfsburg four minutes later.

Hoffenheim's own Brazilian midfielder Carlos Eduardo restored the lead on 37 minutes only for Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko to equalize four minutes later.

Two goals in three minutes gave Hertha Berlin a 2-1 win over Hamburg at Berlin's Olympic Stadium to fire the home side to fourth in the table.

Borussia Dortmund enjoyed a 4-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt as their teenage defender Neven Subotic scored two first half goals to add to the five he already has this season.

In Saturday's other results, Stuttgart drew 0-0 with Armenia Bielefeld and Energie Cottus picked up only their second win of the season when they beat Karlsruhe 1-0.

On Friday, Hanover and Bochum drew 1-1, while on Sunday Werder Bremen host Cologne.

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