Who shone, who fell off? “Bluewin” closely follows the appearances of Swiss mercenaries.
Austria
Noah Okafor is allowed to play in the cup final against second division team Lustenau from the start and he repays the trust with the deciding goal to 3: 0 (final score 5: 0). The game marked the beginning of a new beginning in top Austrian football after the break caused by the corona pandemic. You still have to get used to the pictures of the victory celebration …
RB Salzburg wins the Austrian Cup for the 7th time. Salzburg outclassed second division Austria Lustenau 5-0.
May 30, 2020
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Bundesliga
Dortmund wins 6-1 against Paderborn, who is at the bottom. No shot comes out of the game on his goal and yet he concedes a goal – by penalty. Bürki is still at it with his fingertips, but cannot deflect the ball decisively.
Business as usal: Hitz follows the game from the bank.
Together with Piszczek and Hummels, it ensures defensive stability. Akanji’s opponent Antwi-Adjei may have one or two half chances in the first goalless half, but it never gets really dangerous.
Mbabu has shown itself from its best side since the restart and sets accents as a full-back on the offensive. Against Frankfurt, he takes out the free kick, which leads to the temporary equalization – it is Mbabu himself who dispatches the cross into the goal with his head. The 25-year-old cannot be really happy about his goal, because the game against Frankfurt is lost 1: 2.
Kevin Mbabu sees his header sail into the goal.
Picture:Keystone
Against Frankfurt, Steffen puts his teammates in the spotlight one time or another, but the countable does not look out. Despite the defeat, his performance is not disappointing, the strong Steffen is again the most dangerous offensive player of his team.
He was missing against Leverkusen, against Frankfurt he made a thirty-minute partial mission. Mehmedi is almost always playable, but it poses little danger.
Gladbach takes a safe 4-1 win over Union Berlin and remains on the Champions League course. Yann Sommer hardly gets an opportunity to prove his skills. He remains powerless when conceding.
Nico Elvedi has the majority of Union goalkeeper under control, in the first half he can prove himself in the running duel and significantly disrupt his opponent. In the game forward, others take care of the music.
After his knee surgery, Gladbach’s midfield engine will probably be missing for the rest of the season. Against Union Berlin this was less important than recently against Werder Bremen (0: 0) and Leverkusen (1: 3).
As against Werder Bremen, Embolo is also missing against Union Berlin due to a severe bruised calf.
In the spectacular 3: 3 against Freiburg, Sow was not in the squad. Against Wolfsburg he is back and comes into play in the 84th minute for Gacinovic. In the 85th he can then celebrate the 2-1 winning goal – but he is not directly involved.
Adi Hütter changes his veteran in the 77th minute at the 1-1 score. He does his job and in the end can celebrate the victory at Wolfsburg with his teammates.
In the 0: 2 against the extremely formful Hertha Berlin, Vargas plays over the full distance, but remains inconspicuous. The 21-year-old offensive player has not scored a scorer point in nine games.
The 36-year-old right-back is in the fourth game for the first time after the Corona break. After 74 ordinary minutes, he is replaced at the 0: 1 level.
Hoffenheim scores three points in Mainz and catches up on points in the table to sixth-ranked Wolfsburg – Europe is in sight. It is not a good day for Zuber personally: in the 27th minute he misses a weak penalty and has to go out at half-time. After all, it is already 1-0 for Hoffenheim, nothing will change after his replacement.
Bad target: Steven Zuber (right) misses a penalty.
After a little more than half an hour, Fernandes is brought down, the following free kick claps the inside post. In the second half Fernandes tries as a long-range shooter, the ball is slightly deflected and just misses the goal. In the end, Mainz loses 0-1 against Hoffenheim and is in the middle of a relegation battle.
The relegation-threatened Werderaner are in really good shape and have scored seven points in the last three games. In the 1-0 win at Schalke, however, Lang is again not used.
2nd Bundesliga
Stuttgart defends second place thanks to a 2-0 win over Dynamo Dresden. For tail light Dresden it was the first game after the restart, as the entire team had to go into quarantine. Kobel stood between the posts 26 times this season, against Dresden for the ninth time he has not conceded a goal.
Bielefelders can cool down the champagne. They lead the table after the 2-1 over Holstein Kiel with a five point lead and have played one game less than the direct competition in the fight for promotion. Brunner returns to the starting XI after his yellow card suspension, but does not set the best trap when conceding. He does not attack the flanker before it is entered and is far too far away.
The 28-year-old from Ticino is missing in the 0-0 win against Nuremberg. The central defender is likely to miss the rest of the season. Bochum has established itself in the middle of the table.
Frey is back in the squad after his yellow card suspension, but still has to be patient against Bochum (0-0). After an hour, he will be replaced, but can not advertise on his own behalf. In the 75th minute he picks up speed, but Frey lacks (currently) the killer instinct and so it is not really dangerous despite the promising starting position. For Nuremberg, the situation remains uncomfortable, league maintenance is anything but certain.
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