FSV Mainz 05 – Borussia Dortmund 3:1 (2:1)
The red card for captain Emre Can was too much: a badly battered Borussia Dortmund suffered another setback when they were outnumbered in the Bundesliga. BVB lost 1:3 (1:2) at FSV Mainz 05.
Jae-Sung Lee (36th), Jonathan Burkardt (45th + 3) and Paul Nebel (54th) caused the fourth defeat of the season for Dortmund, who had been plagued by failures for weeks and who also had to make do without Can from the 27th minute. The captain was sent off for a serious foul. The interim equalizer from Serhou Guirassy (40th, penalty kick) was ultimately worthless; The Westphalians are still waiting for their first away win this season and are in danger of losing touch with the top group in the league.
The home team, on the other hand, won in front of their own audience for the first time in the current season. Before the two-week international break, the Rheinhessen climbed into solid midfield in the table.
FC St. Pauli – Bayern Munich 0:1 (0:1)
Bayern Munich concluded their company outing to the Hamburg neighborhood with three points thanks to magic foot Jamal Musiala. Coach Vincent Kompany's team won their fifth win in a row with a 1-0 (1-0) win against newly promoted FC St. Pauli and extended their lead in the table.
Musiala (22nd) provided the highlight of an otherwise unglamorous performance by the record champions with his dream goal from almost 30 meters. Three days after his decisive header goal in the Champions League, the national player scored spectacularly with his right foot on Saturday afternoon, the ball crashing off the bottom edge of the crossbar and into the net. Musiala left the Millerntorstadion as King of St. Pauli.
The second story of the game was provided by Leon Goretzka, who celebrated his starting eleven debut after difficult weeks for him. The midfielder, who was allowed to start for the first time under Kompany, acted calmly and gave Munich defensive stability.
Werder Bremen – Holstein Kiel 2:1 (1:0)
Oliver Burke finally scored Werder Bremen's first home win of the current season. The Hanseatic League deservedly won 2-1 (1-0) against newly promoted Holstein Kiel on matchday ten. Burke ended the Werder fans' wait for their first home win with his goal in the 89th minute. In addition, Jens Stage (36th) was successful for the Green-Whites in an intense northern duel, but Phil Harres' equalizer (48th) was not enough for Kiel in the end.
Thanks to the celebrated threesome, Werder and coach Ole Werner improved to eighth place in the table. The Kiel team, who had their first Bundesliga win the previous week, remain second to last.
