Football Bundesliga: BVB also loses under Niko Kovač

The BVB continues to hang in the no man’s land of the Bundesliga table, and the new coach cannot end the crisis at Borussia. Cheers, on the other hand, in Freiburg and Berlin; Two zero numbers complete the Saturday afternoon in the Oberhaus – Bayer Leverkusen is slowly losing the connection to league leaders Bayern Munich.

The 21st Bundesliga game day at a glance:

Niko Kovač, as the new coach of Borussia Dortmund, made a false start. In the first game, BVB lost 1: 2 (0-0) under the successor of Nuri Şahin against VfB Stuttgart. In front of 81,365 spectators in the sold-out Dortmund stadium, the ex-Stuttgart Waldemar Anton (50th minute) with an own goal and Jeff Chabot (62nd) ensured the goals of the guests. Julian Brandt (81st) only managed the connection goal for Dortmund.

After three unbeaten games under interim coach Mike Tullberg, the defeat is a clear setback for BVB, which is still fighting for the Minimal goal of Champions League. Stuttgart is already six points in front of the Dortmund as fourth in the table.

Thanks to Benedict Hollerbach, the 1. FC Union Berlin has ended up with an important success in the basement duel of the Bundesliga. The iron of coach Steffen Baumgart sat down 4-0 (1-0) at the desolate with competitor TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. They distanced the Kraichgauer to six points in the table.

In the weak game in front of 20,023 spectators in the Sinsheim stadium, the outstanding Hollerbach scored his fifth and sixth season goal (24/87.). In addition, the Croatian newcomer Marin Ljubicic met only two minutes after his substitution (61st) and Andrej Ilic (73.).

Led by winning scorer Vincenzo Grifo, SC Freiburg has increased the concerns of the relegation threatened 1. FC Heidenheim in the Bundesliga. The Breisgauer in the Baden-Württemberg state duel narrowly won 1-0 (1-0) and underpinned their ambitions in the fight for the European Cup places.

In a game that took up more and more speed after a tough first half, routiner Grifo scored the decisive goal for the Freiburg after half an hour. With 33 points you can continue to dream of returning to the European stage.

A week before the top game against FC Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen lost the connection to the big rivals. The German football champion only played 0-0 at VfL Wolfsburg and is now going to the leaders to the Bundesliga summit with a full gap of eight points next Saturday.

Before 28,198 spectators in the Volkswagen Arena, Leverkusen’s coach Xabi Alonso spent several top players with Florian Wirtz, Patrik Schick and Jeremie Frimpong. To eight out of eleven positions, the Spaniard changed his line-up compared to the Cup thriller against 1. FC Köln three days earlier.

The high rhythm of his team and the short distance between these two intensive games was Alonso’s arguments. This radical rotation did not get the game of the German master well. The Wolfsburgers were more gripper and dangerous for a long time.

FSV Mainz 05 and FC Augsburg have expanded their success series in the Bundesliga with a lean zero number. The Rheinhessen have been unbeaten in seven home games since mid-October, the Bavarian Swabians have not lost any league away game in this calendar year. 31,000 spectators saw a competitive game without a playful highlight. Due to the draw, Mainz fell back to seventh with 32 points. Augsburg remains in the middle of the table with 27 points.

FC Bayern Munich presented in the title fight on Friday evening. The record champion won 3-0 (0-0) against Werder Bremen. Harry Kane scored 75,000 spectators in the Allianz Arena in the 56th minute with a penalty with a penalty. National player Leroy Sané (82nd) ​​followed the 2-0 before Kane (90.+7) made the 3-0 final score with his second penalty.

At 6.30 p.m., Borussia Mönchengladbach Eintracht Frankfurt welcomes the top game on Saturday evening (live at Sky). The Sunday games are Holstein Kiel against VfL Bochum (3:30 p.m., DAZN) and RB Leipzig against FC St. Pauli (5.30 p.m., DAZN).