Borussia Dortmund – VfB Stuttgart 2: 1 (0: 0), Goals: 1: 0 painting (56th), 1: 1 Massimo (63rd), 2: 1 Reus (85th)
When everything looked like disappointment in the 85th minute, the BVB defense fought off a VfB corner and Marco Reus and Thorgan Hazard made their way towards the Stuttgart goal. The noise in the stadium increased as the two walked across the meadow in long strides. Goalkeeper Florian Müller fended off Hazard’s first attempt, but Reus used the rebound and caused an explosion on the south stand. “We noticed that Bayern had lost,” Dortmund coach Marco Rose said before the game. Thanks to Reus and Hazard, BVB is now up to one point on Munich.
VfB Stuttgart, which is still massively weakened, initially appeared extremely brave in the Westfalenstadion, was a disturbance early on, and dared to do a lot. Tanguy Coulibaly failed in the first half with a header at Stuttgart ex-goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, who prevented his old comrades from leading with a world-class parade. Donyell Malen had the best opportunity at BVB, but his header was negligently unplaced.
Malen’s attempt after the restart was more successful, even if the shot was deflected to make it 1-0. But BVB is not able to take a lead home this season. Conceding 18 goals in twelve games is too many for a top team. After Manuel Akanji lost the ball and a nice pass from Atakan Karazor, Roberto Massimo escaped the Borussia defense in the person of Raphael Guerreiro and Mats Hummels. The most beautiful switching gate of the day – up to that of Reus and Hazard.
Borussia Mönchengladbach – SpVgg Greuther Fürth 4: 0 (3: 0), Goals: 1-0 Hofmann (9th), 2-0 Neuhaus (28th), 3-0 Plea (43rd), 4-0 Hofmann (57th)
First of all, you had to react as quickly as Florian Neuhaus. Sure, Fürth’s goalkeeper Marius Funk failed his next shot completely, the flat shot reached Neuhaus’ right foot – and he angled it so that the ball, like on a board with a contact, 25 meters back into the game association’s goal flew. A mistake by Funk, but also a great action by the midfielder.
There was a little debate about Neuhaus: good enough for the national team, not good enough for the Gladbach team? With his goal and his starting eleven, the discussion should be pacified for the time being. Another Gladbach national player also turned up. Jonas Hofmann not only convinced because he shot the early lead and the later 4-0 for Borussia.
The second big topic of the game was: Fürth. How will the shamrocks ever find happiness this season? The balance sheet is catastrophic. 18th place, one point, 33 goals conceded, no chance in Gladbach as in so many games. At the moment, Fürth is no longer talking about staying in class, but rather not relegating with a record record.
Bayer Leverkusen – VfL Bochum 1-0 (1-0), Goal: 1-0 Adli (4th)
The first two scoring chances of the two teams told something about the further course of this lively game, which was played at eye level for long stretches. In the end, nuances decided: Bochum’s Elvis Rexhbecaj shot at the Leverkusen post instead of into the goal in the second minute. Two minutes later, 21-year-old Amine Adli ordered the ball tightly but energetically over the line. 1-0 for Leverkusen. Bayer rarely played its quality in and around the penalty area that afternoon, but better – even if not every attempt ended up in goal, as Florian Wirtz’s exuberant chances showed (16./39./57.). The Bochumers prefer quantity – especially from a distance. So the climber screwed up the shooting statistics, but not the result. The fact that VfL came to the end so often spoke in favor of the brisk appearance. In order to kidnap points from Leverkusen, however, the coolness was missing.
TSG Hoffenheim – RB Leipzig 2-0 (1-0), Goals: 1-0 Samassekou (13th), 2-0 Dabbur (68th)
It’s an unusual misery for the people of Leipzig. Even after their sixth Bundesliga away game, they have not yet won on a foreign pitch. In Hoffenheim they experienced the next defeat that could have been avoided. At 0-1, goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi sailed under the ball (17th) and at 0-2, defensive midfielder Tyler Adams lost the ball in the build-up. Munas Dabbur grabbed him courageously in a duel, marched in the direction of the sixteen and hit from 16 meters (68th). After an extremely mixed start to the season, uncomfortable days are now waiting for coach Jesse Marsch. Only a victory in the Champions League on Wednesday in (!) Bruges should calm the situation.
In addition to Leipzig’s weakness away from home, Leipzig will have to compete at home without their own fans in the future. The Saxon state government had reintroduced the ghost games because of the rapidly increasing corona numbers in Saxony. The Bundesliga team responded with criticism: “We have no understanding that the Saxon government even allowed this situation to occur,” the club wrote on its website, “the highest infection rate of all federal states, along with the lowest vaccination rate, is evidence of this. that politicians in Saxony have not yet managed to implement viable concepts to effectively contain the pandemic. ” One will “accept and respect” the new legal situation, emphasized RB.
The question remains whether they at least put Leipzig cardboard comrade fans in the stadium for a feeling of victory at home.
Arminia Bielefeld – VfL Wolfsburg 2: 2 (1: 0), Goals: 1-0 Okugawa (11th), 2-0 Klos (54th / penalty), 2: 1 Weghorst (61st), 2: 2 Nmecha (63rd)
Austrians know what a delicacy is. And that’s why the 20-year-old winger Patrick Wimmer took heart on Saturday to produce such a footballing treat on the Bielefelder Alm. The Armine ran off in the eleventh minute of the game, duped Renato Steffen from Wolfsburg in a duel and then lifted the ball like Ronaldinho from outside the penalty area over the VfL defense and into it. It was probably the best pass of the matchday so far – also because the Japanese Masaya Okugawa, who was under contract in Salzburg for six years until July, then volleyed the ball straight into the goal to make it 1-0.
In the second half, Fabian Klos increased the lead with a penalty (54th), the Armines were close to their first home win of the season. But then the Wolfsburg struck back with a double strike from their strikers: First Wout Weghorst (62nd), then Lukas Nmecha (63rd) after only a few more ball contacts. So not only the Bielefeld, but also a Wolfsburg series continues: Even after his fourth competitive game as VfL coach, Florian Kohfeldt has not yet lost.