The Munich team prevailed 3-2 in a dramatic game on Saturday. The defending champion thus kept the championship lead, with BVB four points behind. In the afternoon Bayer Leverkusen did away with the bottom light Greuther Fürth with a home-7: 1.
The Munich team won the direct duel thanks to a controversial handler from Robert Lewandowski (78th), who was imposed after the video assistant was turned on. Julian Brandt gave BVB an early lead in front of 15,000 spectators (5th), Lewandowski (9th) and Kingsley Coman (44th) turned the game around before the break. After Erling Haaland equalized (48th), Lewandowski scored the victory for the guests with his 26th goal in the 25th competitive game against his ex-club. FC Bayern (without the injured Marcel Sabitzer) have won the last seven competitive games against BVB.
Discussions later revolved around the penalty, which was justified because Mats Hummels had touched the ball with his elbow. In a punishable duel in the other penalty area, the official team refrained from intervening in the game, which the Dortmund Really enraged players and supporters. BVB coach Marco Rose was so angry that he saw yellow-red.
Leverkusen celebrates victory
FC Augsburg lost 3-2 to Bochum despite Michael Gregoritsch’s second goal of the season. For Gregoritsch it was the second hit en suite after he had already been successful the week before. The Styrian heaved the ball in the 58th minute after a corner kick. He was substituted on in the 41st minute, before the break. Arminia Bielefeld won against Cologne 1: 1, Hoffenheim defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 3: 2.
FSV Mainz defeated Wolfsburg 3-0. The Austrian VfL keeper Pavao Pervan had to take two goals in the first five minutes. Mainz attacker Karim Onisiwo was on the field until the final phase, David Nemeth came on a short assignment. Xaver Schlager was still absent from Wolfsburg due to an injury.
Third Leverkusen brought promoted Fürth their 13th defeat in their 14th game. The team of Swiss trainer Gerardo Seoane achieved the highest victory in the championship for over 21 years. Back then Bayer won against Ulm 9-1. Patrik Schick, who was only substituted at the break, scored four goals within the 49th and 76th minutes. The Czech is only the sixth player to score four goals in the Bundesliga after the break. ÖFB legionnaire Julian Baumgartlinger was not on the Bayer team.
Setback for Glasner’s unity
Frankfurt coach Oliver Glasner did not include the recently injured Martin Hinteregger in the starting line-up against Hoffenheim, and Stefan Ilsanker also did not appear. After the last three wins in a row, Eintracht lost again for the first time. At Hoffenheim, Stefan Posch played through, Christoph Baumgartner was exchanged in the 88th minute. According to the club, Florian Grillitisch was not part of the party because of a cold. The Sinsheimers climbed into the Champions League ranks and are now fourth.
Six Austrians were on the pitch in the duel Bielefeld against Cologne: Manuel Prietl, Patrick Wimmer and Alessandro Schöpf near Bielefeld, Dejan Ljubicic, Florian Kainz and Louis Schaub (substitute for Kainz in the 84th) with the guests. Above all, Wimmer and Ljubicic showed good performances and cranked up the offensive, but Ljubicic also made a bad pass right before the 1-1 equalizer.
Source: Nachrichten
