Bundesliga wrap: Gladbach pushed at feisty Freibur
Borussia Moenchengladbach warmed up for its crunch UEFA Champions League match at Real Madrid by drawing 2-2 draw at Freiburg, where it has not won since 2002.
Gladbach went ahead when Embolo netted with an excellent first-time shot on 23 minutes.
Freiburg equalised with a header by defender Philipp Lienhart and then took the lead just after the break when Vincenzo Grifo converted a penalty.
Gladbach levelled when Alassane Plea hit the top corner of the net with a wonderful curling shot on 50 minutes.
Freiburg striker Nils Petersen squandered a golden chance in the final five minutes by firing over with the goal at his mercy.
The result leaves Freiburg 14th, a point from the bottom three, while Gladbach is seventh.
Having ended its 18-match winless run by shocking Dortmund 2-1 last weekend, Cologne backed it up with a 2-2 draw at home with Wolfsburg to climb to 15th.
Cologne's 18-year-old striker Jan Thielmann showed great composure to fire in its opening goal before Maximilian Arnold equalised with a superb free-kick.
Winger Ondrej Duda restored Cologne's lead when he shot into the corner on 43 minutes.
However, Wolfsburg striker Wout Weghorst rescued a point away from home with a close-range header just after the break.
Cologne is only out of the relegation places on goal difference while Wolfsburg is fifth.
Arminia Bielefeld earned its first win since September with a 2-1 victory at Mainz, although both clubs remain in the bottom three.
Japan midfielder Ritsu Doan and Manuel Prietl scored Bielefeld's goals in a deserved win before Mainz replacement Kevin Stoeger netted their late consolation.
Sixth-placed Union Berlin expects to be without in-form striker Max Kruse for the foreseeable future after the 32-year-old injured his hamstring in Saturday's (AEDT) 3-1 derby defeat at Hertha Berlin.
