Bundesliga: Xhaka wins with Leverkusen, Bayern also wins

Four days after the cup coup at FC Bayern, champions Bayer Leverkusen also completed their mandatory task in the Bundesliga with confidence. The third place in the table, which was plagued by some personnel concerns, beat newly promoted FC St. Pauli 2-1 (2-0) and consolidated its position with eleven games in a row without defeat.

The Kiezkickers, on the other hand, remain in the vulnerable zone a week after their first home win. In front of 30,210 spectators in the sold-out BayArena, Florian Wirtz (6th minute) and Jonathan Tah (21st) scored the goals for the hosts, who were very dominant, at least in the first half. Morgan Guilavogui (84th) scored for St. Pauli. Granit Xhaka played through for Leverkusen and gave the decisive pass to score the first goal for Bayer.

Joker Musiala scores for Bayern

FC Bayern only struggled to shake off their great cup frustration – and to do so, the Bundesliga leaders once again needed the brilliance of Jamal Musiala. The German national player was rested by coach Vincent Kompany for 50 minutes in the ultimately turbulent 4:2 (1:0) against 1. FC Heidenheim and was then the decisive man.

Just five minutes after coming on as a substitute for Captain Thomas Müller, Musiala irresistibly set off with the ball at his feet, shot and celebrated (56′). The ball hit the bottom left corner. The 21-year-old struck again in stoppage time. Substitute Leon Goretzka had previously scored Munich’s third goal (84th) in front of 75,000 spectators. Dayot Upamecano headed the score 1-0 before the break after a corner from Joshua Kimmich (18th). The Heidenheimers, who mainly defended, came back twice after poor defensive behavior from Bayern by Mathias Honsak (50th) and Niklas Dorsch (85th). Without the injured striker Harry Kane and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (rib problems), it was enough for Bayern to win thanks to Musiala.

Leipzig defeats Kiel

RB Leipzig has also ended its sporting crisis in the Bundesliga. Three days after the victory in the DFB Cup against Eintracht Frankfurt, coach Marco Rose’s team won 2-0 (1-0) at newly promoted Holstein Kiel and thus celebrated their first league three-pointer after four games without a win in a row. In front of 14,715 spectators in the Holstein Stadium, Benjamin Sesko (27th minute) and André Silva scored the goals for the guests with a penalty kick (69th). (DPA)

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