RB Leipzig – Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2: 0 (1: 0), Goals: 1-0 Christopher Nkunku (31st), 2-0 Timo Werner (81st)
90 minutes of football plus stoppage time – and then a game like this is decided on the basis of just a few scenes. First there was this fateful double scene in the first half: A foul just before the Leverkusen penalty area: Hincapie tackles Szoboszlai, he hits the ball – but also clears Szoboszlai. Free kick and yellow card against Hincapie, Szoboszlai free kick, Nkunku header, 1-0 for RB Leipzig. That’s it for a while; otherwise the audience in Leipzig saw a rather weak game. At some point Leverkusen pushed for an equaliser, but then Timo Werner made an appearance, 2-0. What remains? RB Leipzig is still the best home team in the league. And Xabi Alonso, the great Xabi Alonso, has slipped to the relegation place as a coach of Bayer Leverkusen.
Wataru Endo from VfB Stuttgart tries against Augsburg’s Carlos Gruezo – there were some such tight scenes in the country this afternoon.
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VfB Stuttgart – FC Augsburg 2: 1 (1: 1), Goals: 0: 1 Florian Niederlechner (4th), 1: 1 Serhou Guirassy (15th), 2: 1 Waldemar Anton (90th)
So today home game against the so-called disgusting Augsburger – those combat troops from Bavarian Swabia that no one ever wants to play against. But the people of Stuttgart wanted to play! In any case, they hadn’t created as many scoring chances as on this Saturday afternoon for a long time. Unfortunately, they only started after the 4th minute – by then it was already 1-0 for Augsburg after a goal by Niederlechner: Niederlechner had made Zagadou look bad and converted cool.
But Guirassy equalized in the 15th minute with a header – and then the Swabian Swabians did a lot to finally secure their second win of the season. However, it was not until the stoppage time of the second half before the big celebration erupted in Stuttgart: Tomas prepared excellently with the heel, Anton hit him in – and got a cramp while shooting. Substitution but won.
Wolfsburg’s Felix Nmecha (2nd from right) can also do that: score goals. Lukas’ brother is currently immensely important for VfL.
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VfL Wolfsburg – VfL Bochum 4: 0 (2: 0), Goals: 1-0 and 3-0 Felix Nmecha (28′, 58′), 2-0 Ridle Baku (35′), 4-0 Jonas Wind (80′)
VfL Bochum has a problem: Unlike last season, they are stuck deep down in the table and if you look for reasons, you quickly end up with a certain statistic. Nothing goes abroad. VfL have not yet scored a point on their tours of the republic, so surprise home wins, such as the recent win against league leaders Union, are of little help. In Wolfsburg, the game of coach Thomas Letsch’s team was characterized not only by innocence, but also by an acute fall of lust on the defensive. This led to four Wolfsburg goals with almost no resistance and a one-sided game. Interesting: Felix Nmecha, Lukas’ younger brother, scored his first Bundesliga goals with a header – after coach Niko Kovac said in the 2-2 win against Leverkusen last week: “He was our best man”. So someone has a so-called run.
Jude Bellingham scored 2-1 against Frankfurt – and a courageous performance in a pack formation.
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Eintracht Frankfurt – Borussia Dortmund 1: 2 (1: 1), Goals: 0-1 Julian Brandt (21st), 1-1 Daichi Kamada (26th), Jude Bellingham (52nd)
In the end, Dortmund knew exactly who to thank. BVB goalkeeper Gregor Kobel was able to collect well-deserved congratulations after Dortmund’s intense and ultimately emotional 2-1 (1-1) win in Frankfurt. By winning the top game, BVB stays three points behind FC Bayern. In the final phase, referee Sascha Stegemann handed out several yellow cards after the formation of a pack. “We put up a great fight today, but we’ve also allowed a lot of chances,” said Kobel on Sky. “We scored great and defended great in the last few games, but there are definitely things we can do better.” Julian Brandt (21st minute) and Jude Bellingham (52nd) scored for BVB. In front of 50,000 spectators, Daichi Kamada (26th) was successful for Eintracht.