Leipzig 3: 0 (2: 0) Borussia Dortmund, Injustice: 1: 0 Willi Orban (6th), 2: 0 Dominik Szoboszlai (45th), 3: 0 Amadou Haidara (84.)
Dominik Szoboszlai has always had a hard time with Domenico Tedesco, he has only been allowed to play once this Bundesliga season since the beginning. Now he has given Marco Rose a perfect start as an RB coach. The Hungarian prepared the 1-0 thanks to captain Willi Orban on a corner, he scored the 2-0 himself just before the interval with a fantastic shot from 23 meters. Leipzig have been much better all season, shooting 15 times on goal and just gave BVB a dangerous chance. The unfortunate Modeste missed the best in the 63rd minute. Amadou Haidara, who only had to push after Timo Werner’s pass, secured the final score. The goal was initiated by a good catch of the ball, of course, Dominik Szoboszlai.
FC Bayern Munich – VfB Stuttgart 2: 2 (1: 0), Tore: 1: 0 Mathys Tel (36th), 1: 1 Chris Führich (57th), 2: 1 Jamal Musiala (60th), 2: 2 Serhou Guirassy (90. + 2, Foulelfmetro)
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Julian Nagelsmann went home to VfB Stuttgart with six changes in the starting XI since the Champions League game in Milan. Among others, Mathys Tel and Noussair Mazraoui made their debut in eleven Bundesliga starters. The only 17-year-old French striker Tel promptly scored 1-0 (36th) making him the youngest Bundesliga scorer in Bayern history.
The record champions were dominant as usual (67 percent ball possession, 19: 7 shots on goal), but didn’t use their chances and were lucky in the 51st minute when the video referee denied Stuttgart’s equalizer . Chris Führich then scored just five minutes later and, although Jamal Musiala scored in the 60th minute to put the visitors ahead, Bayern drew for the third straight time in the Bundesliga. Serhou Guirassy, whose goal had previously been the victim of the VAR, made it 2-2 from the spot in the 92nd minute. This was preceded by an unnecessary foul by the new defense chief Matthijs de Ligt.
Eintracht Frankfurt – VfL Wolfsburg 0: 1 (0: 0), Tore: 0: 1 Maxence Lacroix (60.)
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Niko Kovac obviously needed a little moral support before returning to his old job. And so the managing director of VfL Wolfsburg has equipped himself, Jörg Schmadtke, the coach for the match in Frankfurt without a win in five Bundesliga games to date, with a sort of certificate of loyalty: “Not an inch”, it was said, would have stepped away from cheering for Kovacs. Confidence inspires, even if VfL did not score in the first half: after 15 minutes, Franjic used a long corner from Svanberg to header from close range, which Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp saved. Fifteen minutes later, Svanberg rushes from the rear and Trapp has yet to save. The Frankfurters, who had lost their Champions League debut against Sporting Lisbon three days earlier, may not be fresh.
It lasted until 60 minutes before Wolfsburg actually scored their first away goal of the season: Brekalo appeared in front of Trapp, who rushed out of the area, scored poorly and had to watch Lacroix score. The ball was back in the net three minutes later, but this time Brekalo was declared offside. Kovac’s willingness to experiment paid off that day. In his search for the starting eleven, he relied on Maxence Lacroix, Mattias Svanberg and Josip Brekalo right from the start.
Max Kruse, on the other hand, wasn’t even in the squad – and he never will be. “It wasn’t there today and it won’t be in the future,” Kovac told Sky. “We ask for 100% identification and focus from every player with a focus on VfL. We didn’t have that feeling with Max.”
A drastic step that you must first be able to afford. Kovac’s first win with VfL Wolfsburg was all the more important, with a leap of faith. A phrase from captain Maxi Arnold sounded like a final farewell not hidden from Kruse: “As a team, we have seen how we have to stick together and work together. This was the key to success,” said VfL captain Maximilian Arnold.
Hertha BSC – Bayern 04 Leverkusen 2: 2 (0: 0), Tore: 0: 1 Kerem Demirbay (49th), 1: 1 Suat Serdar (56th), 2: 1 Marco Richter (74th), 2: 2 Patrik Schick (79th)
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A few years ago, Bayer 04 scored six and then five goals in two trips to the capital. These are values that at the moment they can only dream of, in particular the coach Gerardo Seoane, who so much needs a result. In a compilation, what the guests delivered didn’t look bad at all. However, the winger was nowhere near as effective as in the previous season and as Hertha acted more courageously and precisely than in previous seasons, a lively game developed with chances for both sides.
The visitors’ first goal shortly after half-time – Demirbay’s fantastic free-kick for a corner – did not change the static of the match as expected because Leverkusen suffered wavering: it took two quick passes from Berlin to the top to overturn the guests and create the majority in the penalty area, Serdar completed the 1: 1 and remained calm, much colder than Patrick Schick on the other side, who missed 1: 2 (62nd) in one-on-one.
This is how the minute sounds for Marco Richter from Berlin, cured of cancer. He had already scored a goal in the 2-0 win in Augsburg last week, this time he scored with an unreal shot from distance for the 2-1. Is it for Seoane? Probably not (yet), because Patrick Schick scored at the third try – and because a hand ball from Leverkusen’s Kossonou was not penalized with a penalty (82nd). In the eighth competitive match of the season, Werkself remained unbeaten for only the second time. Is it enough for the coach? It would certainly have been easier if Schick had used his fourth big chance in injury time (90 + 4).
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim – FSV Mainz 05 4: 1 (0: 0), Tore: 1: 0 Andrej Kramaric (53.), 2: 0 Grischa Prömel (69.), 3: 0 Munas Dabbur (80.), 3: 1 Dominik Kohr (83.), 4: 1 Pavel Kaderábek (90. +2) – Notable accidents: red card for Alexander Hack (Mainz) after an emergency stop (41 ‘), Kramaric takes a penalty near the goal (44’).
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Before the match it was clear that at least one streak would be broken: Mainz 05 have won all three away games this season so far, Hoffenheim have taken six points in their two home appearances. The fact that in the end it was Mainz who had to admit defeat despite the more than four thousand fans who had traveled with them was mainly due to action in the 41st minute. Center-back Alexander Hack saw the red card after an emergency brake and referee Daniel Schlager also awarded a penalty.
Andrej Kramaric made a mistake like on matchday two against Bochum, but after the second half the hosts were clearly the better side thanks to the majority. The goals from Kramaric, Grischa Prömel and Munas Dabbur were all logical and also worth seeing. Dominik Kohr for Mainz and Pavel Kaderabek secured the final score.
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