Bundesliga on Saturday
Leverkusen stays on Bavaria – Gladbach is outnumbered
Updated on 02/22/2025 – 5:40 p.m.Reading time: 3 min.
After the tie against Bayern, Leverkusen’s master chance is low. The Werkself must not allow itself another mistake. Bayer fulfilled the duty in Kiel.
Bayer Leverkusen stays on the Bundesliga in the master fight of the Bundesliga. The defending champion won 2-0 at Holstein Kiel and earned three points. Borussia Mönchengladbach, on the other hand, experienced a Saturday afternoon to forget. Against FC Augsburg, goalkeeper Jonas Omlin saw the red card early, so the Borussia played outnumbered. Augsburg took advantage of the advantage and won 3: 0.
Mainz celebrated a home win against St. Pauli, Wolfsburg only won a 1-1 draw against Bochum at home.
Bayer Leverkusen fulfilled his duty at the Bundesliga-last Holstein Kiel. The team of coach Xabi Alonso came to a safe 2-0 (2-0) against the overwhelmed North Germans. In the first half of the season, Kiel had surprised at Bayer with a 2-2.
Patrik Schick (9th minute) with his 15th goal of the season and Amine Adli (45th) made everything clear with her goals before the break. After the sixth game without a win, the harmless Kielers continue to be at the end of the table and have to fear more than ever, after a year of first class.
Borussia Mönchengladbach missed the jump to a European Cup place. The team of coach Gerardo Seoane was clearly defeated by FC Augsburg with 0: 3 (0: 0), the match winner of the guests was Alexis Claude-Maurice with a hat trick. For Gladbach it was the first bankruptcy after four games without defeat.
When Claude-Maurice (55th, 61st, 70th) scored the first Bundesliga Hattrick of the Augsburg club history, the guests were already outnumbered. Gladbach goalkeeper Jonas Omlin saw the red card (29th) after an emergency brake.
Omlin had only returned to the Gladbach goal by the injury of Moritz Nicolas. The Augsburgers continued their success series. The team of coach Jess Thorup has been unbeaten for seven league games and is only three points behind Borussia.
VfL Bochum lacked only a few minutes in the relegation battle. At the European League candidate VfL Wolfsburg, the recently strengthened relegation candidate only conceded the goal for 1-1 (0: 0) in the final phase. A week after the derby victory against Borussia Dortmund, VfL just missed the next surprise.
In front of 23,772 spectators, Erhan Mašović put the Bochumer in the lead in the 50th minute. The compensation of Mattias Svanberg only fell almost ten minutes before the end (81st). Another Wolfsburg goal by Mohammed Amoura (64th) had previously been revoked after the use of the video evidence.
Mainz 05 2: 0 FC St. Pauli
FSV Mainz 05 gave its foolish fans a tedious victory against FC St. Pauli on the carnival match day. The European Cup candidate showed a colorless game in the colorful caro special jersey, but won 2-0 (0-0) against the climber.
In front of 33,305 spectators in the sold-out arena, goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj was on the side of the Hamburgers: The Bosnian was unable to hold the ball in the 67th minute after a long-range shot from Nadiem Amiri-so the substitute Jae-Sung Lee managed the leadership. Paul Nebel increased to 2: 0 (90.+5) after a counterattack.
The Rheinhessen remained unbeaten in the eighth home game in series. St. Pauli can still slide to the 15th place in the table on Sunday. For the third time in a row, the Kiezkicker did not score a goal.