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BERLIN, Dec. 21-- Leipzig came from behind to beat Augsburg 3-1 on three second-half goals in the 17th round in Bundesliga on Saturday and will remain atop the standings through the winter break. The three goals from Konrad Laimer, Patrik Schick and Yussuf Poulsen helped the home team defend the top spot, two points ahead of runners-up Borussia Monchengladbach. The hosts assumed control from the starting whistle and thought they got rewarded in the early stages but Timo Werner's supposed opener was disallowed due to a foregone handball in the fourth minute. It were the visitors though who opened the scoring with their first chance in the eighth minute, as Marco Richter's assist and the assistance of the crossbar allowed Florian Niederlechner to score with a drop kick. Leipzig responded well and pressed Augsburg, who kept all their men behind the ball, into their territory. However, neither Dayot Upamecano, who rattled the woodwork, nor Schick, whose effort got scratched off the goal-line, were able to level the score before the break. The dominant hosts had to exercise patience until the 68th minute before Laimer had all time and space at the edge of the box to curl the equalizer from 15 meters into the top right corner. The draw wasn't enough for Leipzig who continued on the front foot and completed their comeback in the 80th minute after Schick nodded home Christopher Nkunku's corner to make it 2-1. | 
