Bayern make a mistake in Mainz and suffer their first defeat

Bundesliga

Mainz – Bayern 2:1

FSV Mainz is probably the club in Germany that comes closest to being a feared opponent of Bayern Munich. Although the Mainz team suffered three, sometimes very significant, defeats in the last three matches, they still managed to come up with surprises again and again. Same this Saturday.

Despite an early shock in the form of an injury to goalgetter Jonathan Burkardt, who had to be substituted in the 15th minute, former FCZ coach Bo Henriksen’s team prevailed 2-1 against the record champions. Jae-sung Lee scored both goals on an assist from Bayern loanee Armindo Sieb, who came on as a substitute for Burkardt. Leroy Sané’s goal came too late. It is the first Bundesliga defeat of the season for the leader, who is still four points ahead of the competition.

Augsburg – Leverkusen 0:2

However, champions Leverkusen were able to capitalize on Munich’s slip-up with a confident 2-0 win in Augsburg. It was the fourth league win in a row for coach Xabi Alonso’s team, which didn’t start the season particularly well. Leverkusen also had a bit of luck, as the hosts’ supposed equalizer was denied due to a narrow offside position. Before and after, Martin Terrier and Florian Wirtz scored for the team around Granit Xhaka, who was on the field for the full distance.

Mönchengladbach – Kiel 4:1

Borussia Mönchengladbach also confidently prevailed against newly promoted Holstein Kiel. Gerardo Seoane’s team won 4-1 against the North Germans thanks to goals from Tim Kleindienst, Robin Hack and twice Alassane Pléa. This means that the Gladbachers at least remain within reach of the European Cup places. The previous week they had stolen a point from Borussia Dortmund, and Seoane seems to be safely back in his coaching chair after a temporary crisis.

Premier League

Serie A

Cagliari – Atalanta 0:1

Atalanta Bergamo remains the leader of Serie A. Thanks to the goal from joker Nicolo Zaniolo, who scored the only goal of the game just two minutes after coming on as a substitute, the Bergamo team narrowly won against relegation candidate Cagliari. The Europa League winner, who somewhat unfortunately lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League during the week, celebrated their tenth league win in a row.

The League

Ligue 1

In two fire letters, ski stars like Marco Odermatt and Mikaela Shiffrin addressed the world association FIS and President Johan Eliasch. He now counters – with clear accusations against the athletes.

In the heated dispute over a possible investor entry, the head of the World Ski Association, Johan Eliasch, accused the athletes of allowing themselves to be exploited for sports politics. After two published letters of protest from the drivers, Eliasch said: “I don’t believe that these letters were written by athletes, but by someone else whose interests do not correspond to their interests or those of the FIS.” The official said in an interview with the German Press Agency: “These letters simply cannot be taken seriously.”