The series champion won a gripping hit against RB Leipzig 3: 2 on Saturday evening and extended the lead over pursuer Borussia Dortmund to nine points at least until Sunday. At Bayern, Marcel Sabitzer only played from the 84th minute, Leipzig’s Konrad Laimer prepared both of his team’s goals when he played until the 61st minute.
Stuttgart’s Sasa Kalajdzic was able to celebrate a goal. The striker came back in the fourth game after a long injury break with the first goal of the season, but was unable to prevent the 2:3 defeat against Oliver Glasner’s Frankfurter. With his fifth goal of the season, Michael Gregoritsch laid the foundation for Augsburg’s important 2-0 home win over Union Berlin in the relegation battle.
However, coach Adi Hütter is still in trouble with Borussia Mönchengladbach. After a 1-1 draw at Arminia Bielefeld, Stefan Lainer’s team (played through) are only two points ahead of the relegation zone, which VfL Wolfsburg can leave on Sunday. Augsburg is one point ahead of Wolfsburg in between. The situation in Stuttgart, which is still in 17th place, remains precarious.
In front of 10,000 spectators, Munich benefited early on from a Leipzig mistake when playing out, Thomas Müller shot away from five meters after a Gulacsi defense (12th). However, Andre Silva (27th) quickly equalized after assisting Laimer. While the hosts were unlucky with a Coman pole lifter (34′), it was Robert Lewandowski (44′) who headed in again after a Coman cross.
After the restart, Leipzig was able to fight back. Laimer captured the ball and played well into the run for Christopher Nkunku, who defeated Manuel Neuer (53′). For the first time, the ÖFB kicker got two assists in the Bundesliga. “It hurts when you still lose like that. It would certainly have been more inside. We go home with zero points, that hurts a bit,” said Laimer in the Sky interview.
Whenever it was necessary, Salzburg’s Champions League opponents from Munich gave the right answer. A cross from Serge Gnabry was unfortunately deflected into his own net by Josko Gvardiol (58′). This marked the eighth win in the last nine rounds, the third in a row. For the seventh Leipzig a series of three wins in a row ended. Dortmund host third-placed Leverkusen in another top game of the 21st round on Sunday.
In Stuttgart, Kalajdzic headed in in the 70th minute, but it wasn’t to stay at 2-2. Ajdin Hrustic, who had already made it 2-1 (47th), scored seven minutes after the Viennese for a new lead, which finally endured. Frankfurt, where Martin Hinteregger and Stefan Ilsanker only came on in the final minutes, took their first win in 2021 and, in ninth place, remain close to the European Cup ranks.
Augsburg’s Gregoritsch benefited in the 16th minute from the much too risky opening of the game by Union goalie Andreas Luthe. The intercepted ball rebounded to the Styrian, who shot calmly from ten meters and underlined his good form. The 27-year-old has scored all of his goals in the last nine games. Andre Hahn (59th) closed the sack, Union missed it with captain Christopher Trimmel, at least until Sunday to advance past Leverkusen in third place.
1. FC Köln is sixth, only two points behind the Berliners. With Florian Kainz (until 85th), Dejan Ljubicic (until 77th) and Louis Schaub (from 85th) they kept the upper hand against Freiburg by Philipp Lienhart 1-0. Goalgetter Anthony Modeste once again made the decision with his 14th goal of the season (23rd). Fifth-placed Freiburg didn’t get anywhere either.
In the first game after the fuss about manager Max Eberl’s withdrawal, Hütter could not be dissatisfied with the 1-1 draw at Bielefeld. Alassane Plea’s goal seven minutes before the break was not announced. Only after the restart did the guests get stronger, but it wasn’t enough. Patrick Wimmer played through for Arminia, Alessandro Schöpf (63rd) and Manuel Prietl (87th) came on as substitutes.
Mainz and Karim Onisiwo put another damper on Hoffenheim’s international ambitions with a 2-0 home win. On the winner’s side, Kevin Stöger was traded in the final (87th), Stefan Posch (up to 63rd), Christoph Baumgartner and Florian Grillitsch (both from 62nd) worked for Hoffenheim.
Source: Nachrichten
