RasenballSport Leipzig was also able to celebrate a clear home win with a 3-0 (0-0) win at home against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Coach Oliver Glasner and Eintracht Frankfurt, on the other hand, had to settle for a 1-1 (0-0) draw against VfB Stuttgart at home. After four wins in a row at Hertha BSC, Mainz 05 also had to settle for a 1-1 draw (1-1).
In the table, Leipzig temporarily moved up to third place and remains seven points behind leaders Bayern Munich, who extended their lead over Borussia Dortmund to three points over Borussia Dortmund for at least a couple of hours. On Saturday (6.30 p.m.), BVB is still a guest for the Revierderby at bottom side Schalke 04.
Augsburg’s leadership lasts only briefly
In Munich, the guests from Augsburg took a 1-0 lead in the second minute through former Salzburg legionnaire Mergim Berisha, but then the record champions played big. Joao Cancelo (15′), Benjamin Pavard (19′, 35′) and Leroy Sane (45′) turned the game into a clear affair for the home side before the break.
After a change of sides, Berisha Augsburg again brought the ball back from the penalty spot (60′), but Alphonso Davies destroyed all the guests’ hopes of a comeback with Bayern’s fifth goal (74′). In between, Berisha scored a penalty (60th). In stoppage time (90+3), Irvin Cardona ensured the cosmetic result from the Augsburg perspective, where ex-ÖFB captain Julian Baumgartlinger played through.
Leipzig is losing Frankfurt
Leipzig were lucky that Alassane Plea failed in the 53rd minute when the score was 0-0 with a penalty kick to RB goalie Janis Blaswich. As a result, Timo Werner (57th), Emil Forsberg (71st) and Josko Gvardiol (80th) ensured a sovereign success for the Saxons. Konrad Laimer played through for the winners, Xaver Schlager was absent due to his injury. On the other side, Hannes Wolf came on in the 72nd minute, Stefan Lainer was on the bench.
After the clear victory, Leipzig is already five points ahead of sixth-placed Eintracht from Frankfurt, who suffered a bitter loss of points at home against VfB Stuttgart. Coach Oliver Glasner’s team took the lead through a deflected shot by Sebastian Rode (55th), Silas Mvumpa scored the 1-1 (75th) practically out of nowhere.
Hertha made it 1-0 against Mainz with a penalty by Jessic Ngankam (18′), Ludovic Ajorque was responsible for the equalizer (57′). Karim Onisiwo made his comeback for the guests from the 58th minute after a three-week injury break.
German Bundesliga, 24th round
Saturday:
Bayern – Augsburg 5: 3 (4: 1)
Goals: Cancelo (15′), Pavard (19′, 35′), Sane (45′), Davies (74′) and Berisha (2nd, 60th/penalty), Cardona (90th + 3)
Augsburg: Baumgartlinger played through
Leipzig – Mönchengladbach 3: 0 (0: 0)
Goals: Werner (57′), Forsberg (70’/penalty), Gvardiol (81′)
Leipzig: Laimer up to the 87th minute
Mönchengladbach: Wolf from the 72nd minute, Lainer on the bench
Frankfurt – Stuttgart 1:1 (0:0)
Goals: Rode (55th) and Silas (75th)
Hertha – Mainz 1: 1 (1: 1)
Goals: Ngankam (18’/penalty) and Ajorque (57′)
Mainz: Onisiwo ab 58. Minute
Schalke – Dortmund 6.30 p.m
Freitag:
Cologne – Bochum 0: 2 (0: 1)
Goals: Stöger (9’/penalty), Masovic (76′)
Cologne: Ljubicic up to the 67th minute, Kainz up to the 78th.
Bochum: Stöger played through
Sunday:
Freiburg – Hoffenheim 3.30 p.m
Bremen – Leverkusen 5.30 p.m
Wolfsburg – Union Berlin 7.30 p.m
