21st Bundesliga matchday
Berlin (AP) – FC Bayern Munich has put pursuers Borussia Dortmund under pressure. The 3-2 (2-1) win over RB Leipzig temporarily increased the lead over Borussia Dortmund to nine points. The second in the table expects the third Bayer Leverkusen.
In the top game in the Bundesliga, Thomas Müller (12th minute), world footballer Robert Lewandowski (44th) and Josko Gvardiol (58th) scored an own goal for Bayern. André Silva (27th) and Christopher Nkunku (53rd) scored for Leipzig. The 10,000 spectators, who were able to attend the Allianz Arena for the first time in two months, saw an entertaining football match. With his 310th victory in the Bundesliga, goalkeeper Manuel Neuer equaled Oliver Kahn’s historic record.
After the fuss about the resignation of manager Max Eberl, Borussia Mönchengladbach missed the sporting liberation. The five-time champion had to settle for a 1-1 (1-1) draw at Arminia Bielefeld and is therefore in danger of relegation in the Bundesliga. Since rival FC Augsburg collected three points in the 2-0 (1-0) win against 1. FC Union Berlin in the relegation battle, Borussia is only two points ahead of the relegation zone, which VfL Wolfsburg can leave on Sunday.
1. FC Cologne wins without Baumgart
The situation remains precarious at VfB Stuttgart, which is still in 17th place after the 2: 3 (1: 1) against Eintracht Frankfurt. 1. FC Köln are even approaching the Champions League places even without their coach Steffen Baumgart, who tested positive for Corona, against SC Freiburg there was a 1-0 (1-0). In addition, FSV Mainz 05 won against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2-0 (0-0).
After Eberl’s withdrawal for health reasons, Borussia wanted to make a statement on the pitch, but Janni Serra scored the next blow in the neck with Bielefeld’s opening goal (19′). After all, Alassane Plea (38th) saved the Gladbachers a point.
The search for a successor for Eberl should be “as quick as possible” without “losing your calm,” stressed Vice President Rainer Bonhof on the Sky TV channel. “Max is gone, the idea generator and enforcer. But the framework is still there.”
Setback for Union after Kruse’s departure
Max Kruse also left Union Berlin – and after three competitive wins there was a setback. Goals from Michael Gregoritsch (16th) and André Hahn (59th) gave FCA the all-important threesome in the relegation battle. VfB will have to wait for that, even if the Stuttgart fans were able to celebrate twice after 518 minutes without a Bundesliga goal. The goals from Waldemar Anton (42nd) and Sasa Kalajdzic (70th) were worthless in the end. Because Eintracht came to victory through Evan Ndicka (7th) and twice Ajdin Hrustic (47th and 77th).
In Cologne, coach Baumgart should have been happy at home in front of the TV that striker Anthony Modeste did not accept the “immoral offer” from Saudi Arabia. The French striker scored his 14th goal of the season against Freiburg (23rd). Cologne is sixth, only two points behind fourth Union Berlin. Hoffenheim, who lost in Mainz after goals from Jae-Sung Lee (79th) and Moussa Niakhaté with a hand penalty (83rd), fell behind.