???? VfB overruns Freiburg: The Saturday conference in the live blog

Bundesliga, 3:30 p.m., five games in the conference. Beautiful things can be so simple. Bayern welcome their favorite guest from Wolfsburg. The duel between VfB and Freiburg also promises well-groomed competitive sport. For this purpose, the entire table cellar is in use, where the red lantern could be passed on today.

Once again the VAR is causing trouble – if it is even operational. A question that will perhaps one day be as old as time itself. What do you think: Is this art or can it go away?

The interim results at a glance:

VfB Stuttgart – SC Freiburg 3-0

FC Bayern – VfL Wolfsburg 2:1

1. FC Heidenheim – FC St. Pauli 0:1

VfL Bochum – RB Leipzig 0:3

Holstein Kiel – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0:2

Andrej Kramaric smashes the artificial leather into Kiel’s net to make it 2-0 for Hoffenheim. The Croatian’s hit is then reviewed, but remains. What the fans then chant can be heard more often. At the end, with reference to the DFB, there is a word that ex-Buli striker and amateur prophet Erik Meijer once said to a referee and described it as follows: “I called him a mixer with a W.”

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Everything is back to normal in the Bayern world. Recipe: One ball, three opponents dribbled out in the penalty area and then a dangerous long-range shot came into play again. Michael Olise gives Bayern a 2-1 lead.

Before Antonio Nusa’s 2-0 win, the camera technology in Bochum apparently went on strike. A possible offside position in its origins could therefore not be verified. Does VfL’s lawyer have to get the next lawsuit ready right away? He can probably get stuck. The hosts are now 3-0 behind.

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Would bring wistful tears to the eyes of any Schalke fan. But it’s about the tours of St. Pauli and Hoffenheim. With their 1-0 lead, both clubs jump one place up in the lightning table and thus take a small step in the table cellar for the time being.

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So far, Wolfsburg has hardly seen any land in Munich. Shortly after falling behind, the Wolves outsmarted FCB with a free kick variant. In the end, Amoura flicks the ball into the net to make it 1-1. The league leaders’ entire defense looked worse than a football stadium without fans.

The Wolves had already been besieged by Bayern in the minutes before. Then Leon Goretzka struck from distance. Like in the best of times.

… the Freiburg defenders had VfB winning 2-0. First Angelo Stiller is allowed to spoon in a cross completely unhindered. And goalscorer Ermedin Demirovic doesn’t have to worry about claustrophobia in the six-yard box either. His header is then an easy exercise for the striker.

Ground fog is spreading in Bochum today. It gives the game a subtle touch of mysticism, reminiscent of the Devil’s Pot from the Wild Guys. On top there is a goal that looked weirder than Natascha Ochsenknecht’s outfits. Defender Willi Orban, who had moved up, actually wanted to cross from the left side. But his unsuccessful cross sailed into the net at the far post. Leadership for RB. Just three minutes later, Antonio Nusa made it 2-0. Doubly bitter for Bochum.

Bayern attack VfL Wolfsburg straight away. At first without success. Stiftung Materialtest, represented by Mr. L.Sané, has already checked whether the housing holds up.

It’s a shame if you don’t think about football right now. But there really was a highlight. Anthony Rouault gives Stuttgart the lead against Freiburg with a header from a corner. The goal in the third minute was the Frenchman’s first Bundesliga goal.

Holstein Kiel may be in the bottom of the table, but it’s really coming through the table. Among its direct competitors, KSV has the best offense (25 goals), but also has the most porous defense in the league (43 goals conceded). Phil Harres is really in the mood to celebrate at the moment, having contributed six scorer points (five goals, one assist) in the last three games.

Bochum was only able to win one of the twelve games against Leipzig so far. On March 18, 2023, Erhan Masovic scored the golden goal in a 1-0 home win. He’s back in the VfL squad today, but will initially start on the substitutes’ bench.

Heidenheim against St. Pauli is the duel between the last two second division champions. One floor up, things aren’t really going well for either of them this season. One reason for this is the stuck reverse gear. Both teams have already conceded six counterattack goals this season. This hasn’t happened more often to any other Bundesliga club.

In the Bundesliga, FC Bayern has never lost a home game against VfL Wolfsburg (25 wins, two draws). With Thomas Müller, the league leaders have a very special Wolves fan in their ranks. The attacker has already scored 13 times in the league against VfL. No other Bundesliga team has had a problem more often.