The only team capable of keeping up with Bayern at the start of the season, RB Leipzig collapsed in November, with a new setback on Saturday at Hoffenheim (4-3) which left the Munich side at the top of the Bundesliga.
Leipzig loses a crazy match at Hoffenheim
Tied on points with Bayern on the evening of the 8th day of the German championship (20 each), RB Leipzig has since lost to Dortmund (2-1), drawn on home soil against Borussia Mönchengladbach (0- 0) and collapsed on Saturday at Hoffenheim. At the same time, Vincent Kompany’s men won against Union Berlin (3-0), at Sankt Pauli (1-0) and Friday evening against Augsburg (3-0). Result: the gap is now eight points in favor of the Munich residents (29 against 21).
In the evening, Frankfurt jumped perfectly into the gap opened by Leipzig by seizing 2nd place thanks to its home victory against Werder Bremen (1-0). With 23 points, Eintracht is the new first pursuer of the Munich people with six points behind. Frankfurt’s victory came with a goal from Mario Götze in the 45th minute, in his 100th match for Eintracht. Renowned for its defensive solidity with only five goals conceded in ten league matches, Leipzig took to the water on Saturday, conceding four goals including a double from the Czech Adam Hlozek.
Worrying for Marco Rose’s men before traveling to Milan against Inter on Tuesday evening in the Champions League. In the premier competition of European football, their chances of qualifying are slim after four losses in the first four days. Behind Leipzig, the competition took the opportunity to get closer to the club from eastern Germany in slow motion.
Schick hat-trick, Leverkusen jet
Bayer Leverkusen, who had not won in the league for over a month, overturned a two-goal deficit after 21 minutes on home soil to beat Heidenheim 5-2, with a hat-trick from Czech international Patrik Schick perfectly compensating for the absence of Victor Boniface at the forefront of the attack. “Patrik is a striker who needs patience. But when we need him, he is there”commented Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso.
Le Werkself (le “factory eleven”nickname of the team of the club founded in 1904 by the chemist Bayer) thus comes back to one point behind Leipzig (20) and stores a little confidence before receiving Salzburg in the Champions League on Tuesday (9 p.m.), in search of a rebound after a draw in Brest (1-1) and a correction received in Liverpool (4-0). Borussia Dortmund, on the other hand, did not experience the same scares by dominating Freiburg 4-0, thanks in particular to two superb direct free kicks from Felix Nmecha (40th) and Julian Brandt (66th).
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The BVB thus confirms its good form at home (6 victories in as many matches) in the exact opposite of its away season (four defeats and a draw) which is currently weighing down its record (19 points). Nuri Sahin’s players travel to Zagreb against Dynamo on Wednesday in C1 to confirm their good start to their European adventure (three victories and 9 points), before the Klassiker of German football at the Westfalenstadion in a week’s time (Saturday, 6:30 p.m.) .
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