There was a lot going on in the first four games on Saturday. (Almost) all the encounters remained highly entertaining until stoppage time. Both the Dortmunders and the Freiburgers have for the time being succeeded in establishing themselves as Bayern pursuers.
Borussia Dortmund prevented the next mistake in the Bundesliga even without striker Erling Haaland. BVB defeated FC Augsburg 2: 1 (1: 1) on Saturday and is in contact with front-runners FC Bayern. With the 2-1 (1-0) away win, SC Freiburg increased the worries at Hertha BSC and coach Pal Dardai and moved up to third place for the time being. The Breisgauers are ahead of VfL Wolfsburg, who lost 1: 3 (1: 2) to Borussia Mönchengladbach. VfB Stuttgart moved away from the relegation zone with a 3-1 (1-0) win against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
VfB Stuttgart – TSG Hoffenheim 3: 1 (1: 0)
VfB Stuttgart ended its negative run in the Bundesliga in the state duel with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. In the 3-1 (1-0) against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Marc Oliver Kempf (18th minute), Konstantinos Mavropanos (60th) and Roberto Massimo (81st) made the Swabians happy and relieved on Saturday in front of 24,211 spectators. The hosts rewarded themselves for an improved appearance and deservedly prevailed. For the team of coach Pellegrino Matarazzo it was the first success after the furious 5: 1 at the start of the season against SpVgg Greuther Fürth, followed by five games without a win.
Borussia Dortmund – FC Augsburg 2: 1 (1: 1)
In contrast to the 0: 1 at Gladbach a week ago, Dortmund was able to compensate for the lack of the ailing Haaland, but struggled at times. Raphael Guerreiro’s BVB lead in the tenth minute with a penalty kick equalized Augsburg’s Andi Zeqiri (35th) after a goal from Arne Meier. After a pass from captain Marco Reus, Julian Brandt (51.) scored the well-deserved Dortmund winner with a low shot.
VfL Wolfsburg – Borussia Mönchengladbach 1: 3 (1: 2)
They had to wait almost 18 years for this moment in Gladbach. After 16 unsuccessful attempts, Borussia vom Niederrhein managed to win again at VfL Wolfsburg. The team of coach Adi Hütter won the Champions League team from Lower Saxony 3-1 (2-1) and continued its upward trend in the Bundesliga after the 1-0 win against Dortmund a week earlier. For Wolfsburg, however, it was the second league defeat in a row. Breel Embolo (5th minute), Jonas Hofmann (7th minute) and Joe Scally (90th + 5) scored the goals for Gladbach. Luca Waldschmidt only managed the interim connection goal for the hosts (24th). In the closing stages, Wolfsburg defender Maxence Lacroix saw yellow-red (76th).
Hertha BSC Berlin – SC Freiburg 1:2 (0:1)
Hertha BSC failed to make amends after the bitter 6-0 defeat at RB Leipzig. Coach Pal Dardai’s team lost 1: 2 (0: 1) on Saturday against SC Freiburg, who are still unbeaten this season. In front of 18,376 spectators in the Berlin Olympic Stadium, Philipp Lienhart (18th minute) and Nils Petersen (78th) scored the goals for the guests. For the Berliners, who remain in the relegation region with six points, Krzysztof Piatek had equalized after 70 minutes.
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