Leipzig (21 points) falls to fourth place, overtaken by Leverkusen (23 points), while Wolfsburg (18 points) occupies seventh place.
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Bremen and Stuttgart shared 2-2. Senne Lynen started with the locals, while Olivier Deman remained on the bench. Opposite, Ameen Al-Dakhil was still unavailable. At the same time, Union Berlin lost 1-2 to Leverkusen. Yorbe Vertessen entered in the 69th minute, without managing to change the course of the match.
Stuttgart (17 points) is eighth, Union Berlin (16 points) eleventh and Werder (16 points) twelfth.
ENGLAND
Leicester and Wout Faes dominated by Brentford, 5th clean sheet for Sels
On the Premier League side, Leicester and Wout Faes were dominated 4-1 by Brentford, during the 13th day of the championship. Despite the opening score from Facundo Buonanotte (21st) for the ‘Foxes’, it was the ‘Bees’ who emerged thanks to a goal from Yoanne Wissa (25th) and a hat-trick from Kevin Schade (29th, 45th+8, 59th). Leicester (10 points) remains 16th, one point ahead of Wolverhampton, the first to be relegated.
Nottingham Forest won 1-0 against Ipswich Town, thanks to a penalty from Chris Wood (49th). Matz Sels played the entire match, signing his fifth clean sheet of the season. Nottingham are in sixth place with 22 points.
FRANCE
Lucas Stassin and Saint-Etienne take a slap in Rennes
AS Saint-Etienne lost heavily 5-0 in Rennes, during the 13th day of Ligue 1. Arnaud Kalimuendo (39th on penalty, 61st, 67th on penalty), Ludovic Blas (45th+6) and Amine Gouiri (53rd) scored the goals for the Bretons. The Greens are getting dangerously close to the red zone.
Everything turned in favor of Rennes, in the 37th minute, when a mistake by Mathieu Cafaro caused a penalty and his exclusion. After VAR intervention, Arnaud Kalimuendo was quick to open the score. A goal which launched Rennes towards a victory as solid in manner as in numbers.
Entering the game in the 66th minute, Lucas Stassin did not allow ASSE to save even their honor.
In the standings, Saint-Etienne and Stassin are currently in 14th place (13 points), still three small steps ahead of Nantes, the roadblock.
ITALY
Van der Brempt partage and Serie A
In Serie A, Como shared 1-1 against Monza, during the 14th day of the championship, Saturday. Yannick Engelhardt opened the scoring for the locals (36th), but Gianluca Caprari equalized after the break, from the penalty spot (54th). Holder, Ignace Van der Brempt played 68 minutes for Como before giving up his place.
The two clubs remain in the red zone: Como is 18th and first relegated with 11 points. Monza follows with one point less.
SCOTLAND
Victory for Engels in Scotland
In Scotland, Celtic easily won 5-0 against Ross County on the 14th day of the Premiership. Liam Scales (10th), Luke McCowan (27th), Paulo Bernardo (35th), Callum McGregor (36th) and Adam Idah (40th) made the difference in the first half. Arne Engels started on the bench, coming on in the 61st. Celtic remain leaders with 37 points, five more than their closest pursuer, Aberdeen.
