26th matchday
Berlin (AP) – FC Bayern left points in the top game with pursuers TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
The German soccer record champions did not go beyond a 1: 1 (1: 1). The Munich team remains in first place with an initially large lead of ten points. Hoffenheim slipped from fourth to fifth behind SC Freiburg.
In an exciting final phase, the Sport-Club won against VfL Wolfsburg 3-2 (2-0). VfB Stuttgart got another boost of hope with a late 1:1 0:1) at 1. FC Union Berlin. Due to the draw, the Swabians first climbed to the relegation place on the 26th matchday in the Bundesliga – ahead of Hertha BSC.
VfB increases the pressure on Hertha by winning a point
The Berliners are still in demand this Saturday (6.30 p.m.) in the relegation duel at Borussia Mönchengladbach. Four more games are scheduled for Sunday. Second-placed Borussia Dortmund (50) can close the gap to Bayern with a win against Arminia Bielefeld.
Third-placed Bayer 04 Leverkusen (45) also plays at home against Rhine rivals 1. FC Köln. Vice-champion RB Leipzig wants to score points at the bottom of the table SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Eintracht Frankfurt welcomes VfL Bochum. The FC Augsburg game against 1. FSV Mainz 05 has already been canceled due to several corona cases in the Rheinhessen.
The Hoffenheim team got their fans in the mood for the top game against Bayern even before the kick-off with good news: striker Andrej Kramarić extended his contract with TSG by a further three years until the end of June 2025. After the Croatian runner-up in the world championship missed the lead after the kick-off , teammate Christoph Baumgartner did better in the 32nd minute.
Bayern’s goalgetter Robert Lewandowski equalized with his 17th away goal in added time in the first half. Only before that Timo Werner in the 2019/2020 season and Jupp Heynckes in 1973/1974 scored as often away from home in one season. Neither side wanted to score more goals.
Grifo scores twice, Freiburg wins
SC Freiburg were in the lead after just seven minutes: Free-kick expert Vincenzo Grifo struck again. It was he who made it 2-0 before the break in the 44th minute. Coach Christian Streich, who had extended his contract during the week, screamed joy on the sidelines. However, the guests from Wolfsburg came up again. Winter newcomer Max Kruse scored the 1:2. And it got even more turbulent: Maximilian Arnold equalized in the 84th minute, three minutes later Nico Schlotterbeck scored the SC winning goal.
Kruse’s ex-club 1. FC Union Berlin led for a long time through a hand penalty goal by Taiwo Awoniyi (41st). With a total of 16 Bundesliga goals for Union, he also equaled the previous record – held by Kruse. In the 90th minute, Sasa Kalajdzic equalized for VfB.