Berlin (dpa) – The German record champions FC Bayern Munich has come a lot closer to the eighth championship title in a row.
The team of coach Hansi Flick defeated Borussia Dortmund 1-0 (1-0) in Tuesday’s Bundesliga summit. Six games before the end of the season, Munich’s lead over BVB in second place is now seven points.
Werder Bremen takes at least one important point win in the relegation battle from the home game against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Florian Kohfeldt’s team fought a 0: 0. In the duel of European Cup contenders Bayer Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg, the Leverkusen team lost the at least brief jump to third place due to a 1-4 defeat (0-1) and slipped back to fifth behind RB Leipzig and Gladbach. The relegation-threatened Frankfurt and SC Freiburg separated 3: 3 (1: 1).
In Dortmund, after a stronger initial phase of BVB shortly before the half-time break, Bayern already made it 1-0. Joshua Kimmich (43.) surprised BVB goalkeeper Roman Bürki with a lop from the edge of the box. «We have a good cushion on Dortmund. It will be mentally difficult for them to stay tuned, »said Kimmich. Mats Hummels said: «I think all the other teams are out. We have to hope for three slips in six games. If there is any chance, we want to be there. » BVB coach Lucien Favre added: “It will be brutally difficult.”
VfL Wolfsburg secured sixth place thanks to the victory in Leverkusen and kept SC Freiburg four-point away in the fight for European Cup participation . Marin Pongracic (43./75.) Maximilian Arnold with a deflected free kick (64.) and Renato Steffen (68.) scored for VfL before Julian Baumgartlinger (86) scored the honor goal.
Eintracht Frankfurt averted the third loss in the third game after the Corona break against Freiburg by two late goals. Vincenzo Grifo (28th) put the guests in the lead before André Silva (35th) equalized for the home side. In the second half, the Breisgau team ensured the clear lead in the meantime through Nils Petersen (67th) and Lucas Höler (69th). Daichi Kamada (79th) and Joker Timothy Chandler (82nd) were able to equalize again. Frankfurt’s lead on the relegation ground is five points before the Düsseldorf team’s game on Wednesday.
The penultimate Bremen scored again after beating SC Freiburg last weekend. The gap to Düsseldorf and the relegation place is two points before the games on Wednesday.
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