RB Leipzig cannot go beyond a draw against the designated relegated team SC Paderborn. Meanwhile, Mainz convinced away in Frankfurt and secured the victory in the Rhein-Main derby.
RB Leipzig continues to suffer from a home complex in the Bundesliga at ghost games. The team of coach Julian Nagelsmann remained at home in the third game without a spectator without a win. The Saxons, who had been outnumbered for a long time, did not go beyond a 1-1 (1-0) draw against SC Paderborn and missed a big step towards qualifying for the Champions League.
Patrik Schick (27.) put RB in the lead, Christian Strohdiek (90. + 2) equalized for the guests in added time. Leipzig’s Dayot Upamecano saw yellow and red in the 43rd minute because of foul and striking the ball. Opponent Paderborn remained without victory in the eleventh league game in a row and is getting closer to relegation from the Oberhaus.
Eintracht Frankfurt – Mainz 05
With the first victory after the Corona break, FSV Mainz 05 sent an important sign of life in the relegation battle. The Rheinhessen won the derby at Eintracht Frankfurt after a convincing appearance with 2: 0 (1: 0), for the table 15. the situation remains dangerous.
Moussa Niakhate (43.) and Pierre Kunde Malong (77.) scored the goals of the Rheinhessen, who had previously hoped five times in vain for this redeeming success. With this, coach Achim Beierlorzer was also able to claim victory: Niakhate was the only defender who was spared from his rotation, Malong came on for Beierlorzer in the middle of the second half.
Fortuna Düsseldorf – TSG Hoffenheim
Fortuna Düsseldorf, meanwhile, is not getting anywhere. The Rheinländer saved a point with 2: 2 (1: 1) against the European Cup contender TSG Hoffenheim despite more than 80 minutes outnumbered only with points and noises. The traditional club could lose its lead on a direct relegation zone before the tricky duels with Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig.
Top scorer Rouwen Hennings with a header (5th) and a penalty kick (75th) scored for the hosts, who, after being sent off against Hoffenheim captain Benjamin Hübner (9th), acted for almost the entire season with one more man. Munas Dabbur (16.) and Steven Zuber (61.) had meanwhile turned the game in favor of the guests.
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