RB Leipzig slipped even deeper into the crisis on Saturday. The Saxons suffered a 5-1 home defeat against Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga and thus suffered five defeats with a draw in their last six competitive games.
Leverkusen won 2-1 at Union Berlin, Augsburg beat Bochum 1-0 at home, Bremen and Stuttgart drew 2-2 and Freiburg beat Gladbach 3-1. In the evening (6.30 p.m.) the hit Dortmund – Bayern took place.
Leipzig were caught cold by Wolfsburg – after goals from Mohamed Amoura (4th, 16th) and Tiago Tomas (5th), they were 3-0 behind after just a quarter of an hour. Joakim Mähle added in the 64th minute, and Kevin Behrens scored the final point (91st).
Patrick Wimmer played for the guests until the 76th minute, while Christoph Baumgartner was substituted on the other side in the 77th minute. His club colleague Nicolas Seiwald came onto the pitch in the 30th minute and initiated Willi Orban's consolation goal (82nd) with a free kick cross. After all, Xaver Schlager celebrated a comeback seven months after tearing his cruciate ligament; Leipzig's midfielder was substituted in the 77th minute.
Xaver Schlager is back on the pitch. APA / AFP / Ronny Hartmann
His ÖFB teammate Michael Gregoritsch shone in Freiburg's success over Mönchengladbach. The Styrian provided the assists for Lucas Höler's goals (41', 63') and was also involved in Ritsu Doan's 2-0 win (49'). Jeremie Frimpong (2nd) and Patrik Schick (71st) scored for Leverkusen at Union.
For the Berliners, Leopold Querfeld played until the 85th minute and Christopher Trimmel until the 79th minute, while Stefan Lainer (62nd) and Kevin Stöger (78th) came on as substitutes for the “Fohlen”. In the 2-2 draw between Werder and Stuttgart, the hosts substituted Romano Schmid for Marco Grüll in the 90th minute, while Marco Friedl played until the 83rd minute. (APA)
