With a win in the top duel at Borussia Dortmund, FC Bayern Munich has extended its lead at the top of the table in the Bundesliga. The Munich team prevailed on Saturday in a high-class and heated game with 3: 2 (2: 1). This means that the team of coach Julian Nagelsmann remains top of the table with 34 points, with BVB four points behind.
In front of a good 15,000 spectators, the Dortmund team took the lead through Julian Brandt (5th), but goalscorer Robert Lewandowski (9th) and Kingsley Coman (44th) turned the game around before the break. The Norwegian star striker Erling Haaland equalized (47th), but Lewandowski again with a hand penalty (78th) made the decision. BVB coach Marco Rose saw the yellow-red card because of a complaint.
Behind the two top teams, Bayer Leverkusen remains the third force in German football. Thanks to a pack of four from Patrik Schick, the factory club cleared the bottom line, SpVgg Greuther Fürth, with 7: 1 (3: 1). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim also took a place in the Champions League with a 3-2 (2-1) win against Eintracht Frankfurt.
On a 14th matchday with significant spectator restrictions, FSV Mainz 05 returned to success after three games without a win. Against VfL Wolfsburg there was a 3-0 (2-0). Mainz is in the upper half of the table with 21 points. There is also 1. FC Cologne, which had to be content with a 1-1 (1-0) at Arminia Bielefeld. The third win from the last four games was achieved by promoted VfL Bochum at 3: 2 (3: 0) at FC Augsburg.
In the games, the maximum audience limit of 15,000 fans decided by the federal and state governments due to the increasing corona incidence came into effect. In Augsburg no spectators were even allowed, in Hoffenheim the stadium was almost empty.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – SpVgg Greuther Fürth
In Leverkusen, Amine Adli (12th), Edmond Tapsoba (17th), Piero Hincapie (45th) and four times Schick (49th / 69th / 74th / 76th) beat Fürth. For the Franks only ex-HSV professional Jeremy Dudziak (33.) could shorten the short term. This means that Fürth is only one point behind in the last place in the table and has already conceded 46 goals.
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim – SG Eintracht Frankfurt
Hoffenheim’s third win in a row was made perfect by Dennis Geiger (24th), Georginio Rutter (30th) and Diadie Sammassekou (59th). Rafael Borré (15th) and Goncalo Paciencia (72nd) scored for Frankfurt, who had recently started a race to catch up with three wins.
1. FSV Mainz 05 – VfL Wolfsburg
With the fastest 2-0 lead in their Bundesliga history, Mainz laid the foundation for victory. Jonathan Burkardt (2nd minute) and Anton Stach (4th) scored the goals, which was also the fastest 2-0 since RB Leipzig 2019. The third goal came from an own goal by Maxence Lacroix (90th).
Arminia Bielefeld – 1. FC Cologne
Cologne is meanwhile under coach Steffen Baumgart on the best way to complete a season without relegation worries. After the goal from Salih Özcan (17th) it was even possible to win, but Bryan Lasme equalized for Bielefeld (59th).
FC Augsburg – VfL Bochum
Two weeks ago in Augsburg there was a sensational 2-1 win against Bayern in front of a full house. This time there was a bankruptcy against promoted Bochum for the FCA without fans. Sebastian Polter (23/45) and Gerrit Holtmann (40) made things clear for VfL before the break. Michael Gregoritsch (57th) and Daniel Caligiuri with a penalty kick (86th) caused tension again, but the turnaround was no longer successful.
VfB Stuttgart – Hertha BSC Berlin
Stevan Jovetic saved Tayfun Korkut’s coaching premiere at Hertha BSC at least halfway. The 32-year-old secured the Berliners 2: 2 (1: 2) at VfB Stuttgart on Sunday in the Bundesliga with his two goals and thus at least one point. Omar Marmoush (15th minute) and Philipp Förster (19th) gave Korkut’s ex-club an early 2-0 lead, but Jovetic (40th / 76th) prevented the next setback for the capital city. The relegation-threatened Berliners remained without a win in the fifth league game in a row, but were able to leave VfB behind them as 14th in the table with a one-point lead.
Borussia Mönchengladbach – SC Freiburg
Borussia Mönchengladbach has experienced a historic debacle in the Bundesliga. A week after the derby clap in Cologne, the team was literally demonstrated by coach Adi Hütter in the home stadium of SC Freiburg at 0: 6 (0: 6) on Sunday. Maximilian Eggestein (2nd minute), Kevin Schade (5th), Philipp Lienhardt (12th), Nicolas Höfler (19th), Lucas Höler (25th) and Nico Schlotterbeck (37th) only contributed 10 025 spectators before the pandemic the first home defeat of the season for several records.
According to the statistics service provider Opta, it was Gladbach’s biggest deficit in a Bundesliga game at break. At the same time, it was the highest half-time lead of a first division team since April 29, 1978. In their highest Bundesliga victory, the Breisgauer were the first team in league history to score five goals within the first 25 minutes in an away game.