Thanks to Torgarant Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund has found its way back on the road to success and with great effort kept the six-point deficit on front-runner FC Bayern. After the last two Bundesliga games with just one point, the table runner-up was only partially able to live up to his role as a favorite with a 3-0 (1-0) win over the bottom SpVgg Greuther Fürth. In front of 15,000 spectators in the Dortmund stadium, Haaland was once again the decisive man in the unadorned mandatory victory with two goals (33rd / hand penalty and 82nd) on Wednesday. The third hit
scored Donyell Malen (89th). This was the first time Dortmund had conceded a goal in this Bundesliga season. On the other hand, the guests stay away
continue without winning points.
Gladbach conceded the next bankruptcy
Gladbach’s Denis Zakaria can no longer look: The next bankruptcy is perfect
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The alarm bells at Borussia Mönchengladbach and trainer Adi Hütterschrillen keep getting louder. The troubled foal elf conceded the fourth bankruptcy in a row at 2: 3 (1: 1) against Hütter’s ex-club Eintracht Frankfurt and appeared again completely unsettled after a good start. Because the relegation places are getting closer and closer, the pressure on the new coach is also growing.
Rafael Borre (45th), Jesper Lindström (50th) and Daichi Kamada (55th) scored for Eintracht, which continued to catch up with their fifth win from the last six games. The Gladbachers, however, disappointed again after the lead by Florian Neuhaus (6th) and the interim equalization by Ramy Bensebaini (54th, penalty kick), especially defensively. Frankfurt’s Tuta saw yellow-red in the 70th minute.
Augsburg fought for a point against Leipzig
Even with the new coach Domenico Tedesco, RB Leipzig cannot win away in the Bundesliga. After the successful 4-1 debut against Borussia Mönchengladbach, Jesse Marsch’s successor had to be annoyed by a 1: 1 (1: 0) at FC Augsburg, which was still in the relegation zone, despite a dominant appearance. This means that Leipzig once again missed its first win abroad this season. Center forward André Silva (19th minute) had shot the Saxons after a fine move with his fifth goal of the season in the lead. The only drawback in Leipzig in the empty Augsburg ghost game arena was the negligent scoring. That retaliated with the converted hand penalty by Daniel Caligiuri (86.).
Leverkusen gambled away again
Leverkusen players celebrate their goalscorer Patrik Schick (center)
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Bayer Leverkusen lost a 2-0 lead for the third time within a few weeks. In the top game of the Bundesliga, the Werkself only managed to score 2: 2 (1: 0) against 1899, despite the next double with his goal machine Patrik Schick
Hoffenheim and has not yet been sure of wintering on a Champions League place. The Czech EM star had apparently put Bayer in the lead with his goals seven and eight in the last three games (37th / 63rd). The Jokers Angelo Stiller (80th) and Munas Dabbur (83rd) but equalized for the guests. In the
Leverkusen’s Moussa Diaby was sent off after a frustration foul. Hoffenheim is still sitting one point behind Bayer. Leverkusen had already given up 2-0 leadership in Cologne (2: 2) and on Sunday in Frankfurt (2: 5) at the end of October. Schick now has 16 goals this season in only 13 missions.
Freiburg asserts itself in the top group
Freiburg’s Philipp Lienhart clears with the head of Berlin attackers
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Thanks to a flattering point win at 1. FC Union Berlin, SC Freiburg remains in the top tier of the Bundesliga. The Breisgauer coach Christian Streich came in the capital despite major problems at times to a 0-0 and with difficulty prevented a well-deserved victory for the Iron. For Union, the point win in the last home game of the year meant that they were defeated only once in the league in 2021, regardless of the season, at the home stadium An der Alten Försterei. Berlin is also still in the upper half of the table after the 16th matchday.
Gnabry and Lewandowski again outstanding
The outstanding offensive stars Serge Gnabry and Robert Lewandowski led FC Bayern to the early autumn championship in the Bundesliga. National player Gnabry scored three goals himself (40th minute / 52nd / 74th) in the 5-0 (1-0) at a pitiful VfB Stuttgart on Tuesday and put those of world footballer Lewandowski (72th / 69th) before corona-related only 750 viewers.
Just one point would have been enough for coach Julian Nagelsmann’s team to secure first place in the table over the winter break. Stuttgart received a clear setback after seven points from the previous three games. The Swabians could slip to the relegation rank in the course of the 16th matchday.
Cologne wins after two defeats
Match winner in Wolfsburg: Cologne striker Anthony Modeste
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Double packer Anthony Modeste has plunged VfL Wolfsburg even deeper into the crisis. In the 89th minute, the 1. FC Köln striker hit the team of coach Florian Kohfeldt right in the heart and scored the winning goal to 3: 2 (1: 1). VfL, which led twice, has now lost six competitive games in a row – and on Friday the duel with autumn champions FC Bayern awaits. Even the early lead by Lukas Nmecha (8th) did not give VfL the calm it needed to win at home. With his ninth goal of the season, FC striker Modeste equalized in the 34th minute. The renewed VfL lead by Wout Weghorst (51st) was like Mark Uth (73rd), who had been substituted 74 seconds earlier, before Modeste struck decisively.
Bielefeld draws hope
With the second win of the season in the Bundesliga, Arminia Bielefeld has found new hope in the fight to stay in the league. Only three days after the 0-2 bankruptcy at Hertha BSC, the team of the criticized coach Frank Kramer prevailed against promoted VfL Bochum 2-0 (0-0) and reduced the gap to the relegation place at least temporarily to three Points. Bochum, on the other hand, is still in the middle of the table with 20 points. After a cross from the right, Masaya Okugawa headed the lead for Bielefeld (51.). Patrick Wimmer made it 2-0 in the 69th minute in front of 13,750 spectators. For Ostwestfalen it was the first home win of the season in the ninth attempt.
Hertha have no chance in Mainz
Opening of the Mainz gala: Jae-sung Lee celebrates the 1-0 win against Hertha
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The small upswing of Hertha BSC under the new coach Tayfun Korkut has suddenly been stopped. After an extremely poor performance on Tuesday, the Berliners conceded a 0: 4 (0: 2) bankruptcy at FSV Mainz 05 and are still close to the relegation zone with only 18 points. For the successor to Pal Dardai it was the first defeat in the third game and a serious relapse after the last growing hope in the capital. The Mainz team, on the other hand, are still involved in the fight for the European Cup places and have already exceeded the previous season’s yield (16) with 18 home points. The lively Jae-Sung Lee (19th), Alexander Hack (41st), Silvan Widmer (49th) and Jean-Paul Boetius (80th) made the 05er victory with their hits in front of 10,000 spectators and ensured that Hertha remained without a win for the seventh time in a row in Mainz.
dvo / jst (dpa, SID)
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
VfB Stuttgart – Bayern Munich (6.30 p.m.) 0: 5 (0: 1)
Tore: 0:1 Gnabry (40.), 0:2 Gnabry (53.), 0:3 Lewandowski (69.), 0: 4 Lewandowski (72), 0: 5 Gnabry (74.)
Wolfsburg – Cologne (8.30 p.m.) 2: 3 (1: 1)
Tore: 1:0 Nmecha (8.), Modest (34.), 2: 1 Weghorst (51.), 2: 2 Uth (73.), 2: 3 Modest (89.)
Mainz – Hertha BSC 4:0 (2:0)
Tore: 1:0 Jae-sung (19th), 2: 0 Hack (41st), 3: 0 Widmer (49th), 4: 0 Boethius (79th)
Bielefeld – Bochum 2: 0 (0: 0)
Tor: 1: 0 Okugawa (51.), 2: 0 Wimmer (69.)
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Eintracht Frankfurt 2: 3 (1: 1)
Tore: 1: 0 Neuhaus (6th), 1: 1 Borre (45th), 1: 2 Lindström (50th), 2: 2 Bensebaini (54th, penalty kick), 2: 3 Kamada (55th)
FC Augsburg – RB Leipzig 1:1 (0:1)
Tore: 0:1 A. Silva (19.), 1:1 Caligiuri (86./Handelfmeter)
Borussia Dortmund – SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3: 0 (1: 0)
Tore: 1: 0 Haaland (33rd Handelfmeter), 2: 0 Haaland (82nd), 3: 0 Malen (89th)
Bayer Leverkusen – TSG Hoffenheim 2:2 (:)
Tore: 1-0 Schick (37th), 2-0 Schick (63rd), 2: 1 Stiller (80th), 2: 2 Dabbur (83rd)
Union Berlin – SC Freiburg 0-0
Tore: –
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