Bundesliga: Bayer wins, BVB success on St. Pauli, Mainz beats RBL

Bayer Leverkusen clearly won the top game of the Bundesliga at Eintracht Frankfurt. With the 4: 1, the German Doublegen winner joined the Champions League summit in the round of 16 against league leader FC Bayern Munich. The record champions are more eight points after the 24th matchday.

Borussia Dortmund won two games one after the other for the first time this season. The BVB prevailed 2-0 with the relegation -prone promoted promoted FC St. Pauli. BVB thus confirmed the slight positive trend under the new coach Niko Kovač after the 6-0 last week.

Another sensitive defeat in the striving for a Champions League-Platz had to accept RB Leipzig at home against the previously tied FSV Mainz 05.

In the fight against the relegation from the Bundesliga, VfL Bochum collected against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and 1st FC Heidenheim against Borussia Mönchengladbach in front of a home backdrop. In the duel of the trophy losers during the week, VfL Wolfsburg won at SV Werder Bremen.

The second in the table led 3: 0 through goals from Nathan Tella (26th), Nordi Mukiele (29th) and Patrik Schick (33.). Hugo Ekitiké (37th) shortened after mistakes by Mukiele. Ekitiké only hit the post after the change before Aleix García (62nd) restored the old gap in the spectacular game. On Wednesday, the Leverkuseners compete in the round of 16 of the Champions League in Munich.

BVB absolutely wanted to confirm the 6-0 against 1. FC Union Berlin. At the Hamburg climber, the team of Niko Kovač showed a moderate performance in the first half. After the break, Serhou Guirassy (51st) brought BVB in the lead, seven minutes later Karim Adeyemi increased. St. Pauli also stayed one after the other in the fourth game and missed it to break away a little from the relegation ranks.

Even a lightning start was unable to save the Leipzig. After just one minute, the hosts led 1-0 with the goal of Xavi Simons. The joy after reaching the cup semi-final during the week continued. Only that the Mainz, who were spoted before the game before the game, also led to the cake of the results at the carnival wedding: Nadiem Amiri (52nd) and Jonathan Burkardt (58.) turned the game.

It went well for VfL for a long time after three games without defeat. In an intensive game of two relegation candidates, the Bochumers then collected the decisive goal by Tom Bishop (72nd). The Revierclub remains on the relegation rank, the guests from the Kraichgau set themselves slightly from the danger zone.

The start for the Heidenheimers could not have been worse. After less than 20 minutes, the hosts were 0: 2 behind. In the eighth minute, Robin Hack scored for the Gladbacher, in the 18th Nathan Ngoumou. Due to the victory, Borussia keeps in touch with the international ranks, Heidenheim could be spicy in Berlin in a win by Holstein Kiel on Sunday.

The week was also difficult for Bremen. Instead of a sense of achievement after the embarrassing cup out against the third division club Arminia Bielefeld, the Bremen fell behind by Patrick Wimmer in the sixth minute. And he also met for the 2-0 for the Wolfsburg cup that was eliminated against RB Leipzig after the break. Mitchell Weiser’s gate (90th) was no longer a cosmetic result.