7th Bundesliga matchday
The chasing trio wins before the top game between Bayern and BVB
Everyone is looking forward to the Bundesliga summit between Bayern and Dortmund. RB Leipzig, VfB Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen do their homework beforehand.
The chasing trio has increased the pressure on Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund ahead of the top game in the Bundesliga. RB Leipzig won at home against newly promoted Hamburger SV 2-1 (1-0) and climbed to second place in the table, at least temporarily.
Cup winners VfB Stuttgart won 3-0 (1-0) at disappointing VfL Wolfsburg and are now third. Former champions Bayer Leverkusen also beat FSV Mainz 05 4:3 (3:1) and are two points behind Leipzig in fifth place. In the evening (6.30 p.m./Sky) the still unbeaten Bayern and Dortmund will face each other in a direct duel.
In the bottom of the table, 1. FC Heidenheim managed to win 2-2 (0-0) against Werder Bremen despite being behind twice. The points were also shared in a 1:1 (0:0) draw between 1. FC Köln and FC Augsburg.
Double pack for Baumgartner
After initial problems, Christoph Baumgartner (45th minute/50th) redeemed the Leipzig team with a brace against a bravely fighting Hamburg team, who were able to equalize in the meantime through Albert Sambi Lokonga (48th).
Of all people, ex-Wolfsburg player Tiago Tomas (35th) gave Stuttgart the lead at VfL with a header. The national players Maximilian Mittelstädt (55th) and Angelo Stiller (80th) increased for VfB in the second half.
Cologne’s Scottish star scores again
In Mainz, the guests from Leverkusen were a little more effective and won with goals from double packer Alejandro Grimaldo (11th, penalty kick/45th + 3), Christian Kofane (24th) and Martin Terrier (87th). Jae-Sung Lee (34th), Nadiem Amiri (71st/penalty) and Armindo Sieb (90th) scored for Mainz.
Bremen took the lead twice in Heidenheim thanks to goals from Marco Grüll (50th) and Jens Stage (69th). The FCH equalized through Stefan Schimmer (67th) and Jonas Föhrenbach (83rd).
A lively second half developed in Cologne, in which Cologne’s shooting star Said El Mala (76th) equalized Augsburg’s lead through Fabian Rieder (54th).
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Source: Stern
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