Bayer Leverkusen is in German Football Bundesliga to within one point of the leader FC Bayern approached. The defending champions celebrated a 1-0 home win over Mainz on Tuesday. The Munich team will only be in action against Hoffenheim on Wednesday. Third place Frankfurt beat Freiburg 4-1 at home, Ralph Hasenhüttls Wolfsburg moved into sixth place thanks to a 5-1 home win against Gladbach. Dortmund lost 2:4 at penultimate Holstein Kiel.
A remarkable free kick from Alex Grimaldo (48th) gave Leverkusen their second win in their second game this year. Phillip Mwene was in action for Mainz until the 80th minute.
Frankfurt are still five points behind the Werkself, who managed to overcome a 0-1 deficit against Freiburg thanks to Robin Koch (43′), Omar Marmoush (65′), Hugo Ekitike (71′) and Nnamdi Collins (81′). clear success. Among the losers were Michael Gregoritsch and Junior Adamu swapped in the 78th minute, Philipp Lienhart was absent due to illness.
Mood of crisis in Dortmund
His ÖFB teammate Marcel Sabitzer conceded a 2:4 in Kiel with Dortmund, which means that BVB is in a crisis mood after their second defeat in the second match of 2015. “Because I’m a coach, I have complete responsibility. “I can’t excuse myself from responsibility,” said the trainer Nuri Sahinwho was however given the vote of confidence after the final whistle.
Shuto Machino (27th), Phil Harres (32nd) and Alexander Bernhardsson (45th + 4th) scored for Kiel. Fiete Arp (98th) made the final score. Giovanni Reyna (71′), who came on for Sabitzer in the 59th minute, and Jamie Gittens (77′) scored for Dortmund, who had slipped into the middle of the table and had lost 2-3 at home to Leverkusen at the start of the year.
Things are looking up for Wolfsburg, however, after the 5-1 win against Gladbach (Kevin Stöger played through, Stefan Lainer from 81.) the “Wolves” can even speculate with a place in the Champions League. Hasenhüttl changed Patrick Wimmer Shortly before the break, the Lower Austrian provided the assist to make it 4-0 from Lukas Nmecha (84th).
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