2023-11-25 17:12:38
Bayer Leverkusen is still top of the table after the 12th round of the German Bundesliga. The factory club beat Werder Bremen 3-0 on Saturday, celebrated their 13th competitive win in a row and moved past Bayern Munich by two points. The defending champions won 1-0 in Cologne on Friday. Marcel Sabitzer scored in Borussia Dortmund’s 4-2 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mathias Honsak in Darmstadt’s 1-1 draw in Freiburg.
For RB Leipzig there was a setback in the fight for a top four placement, which entails participation in the Champions League, with a 1-2 defeat at VfL Wolfsburg. Dortmund moved past the “Bulls”, but had to survive a tough game against Mönchengladbach. At the other end of the table, Union Berlin ended its own series of defeats with a 1-1 home draw against FC Augsburg, meaning that new coach Marco Grote’s debut was at least partially successful. The “Red Lantern” therefore remains the property of Cologne.
Bremen put themselves in a precarious position early on, Olivier Deman scored in his own goal in the ninth minute to make it 0-1. Jeremie Frimpong (42′) and Alex Grimaldo (76′) made things clear in Leverkusen’s favor. The leader took three points for the eighth time and continues to ride the wave of success. Bremen, on the other hand, have already suffered their seventh defeat and are twelfth in the league. Marco Friedl played in defense for the losers, Romano Schmid in attack until the 83rd minute.
With Sabitzer, things didn’t go as planned for an ÖFB teammate at the beginning. Rocco Reitz (13th) and Kouadio Kone (28th) shocked the home team. Sabitzer initiated the turnaround after half an hour, scoring via a dropkick after a counterattack, with the ball deflected. For the 29-year-old, who stayed in the dressing room at half-time, it was the second league goal of the season. Niclas Füllkrug (32′) and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (45’+1) added more goals before the break. In the last action of the game, Donyell Malen (98th) made everything clear. Left-back Maximilian Wöber couldn’t prevent Gladbach’s defeat either.
There was also nothing to celebrate for Leipzig’s Xaver Schlager, Christoph Baumgartner (up to 84th) and Nicolas Seiwald (from 85th). Yussuf Poulsen’s interim equalizer was Leipzig’s only gain in Wolfsburg. Jonas Wind (9th) and Rogerio (66th) secured the home win for VfL, who competed without the injured Patrick Wimmer.
In the Darmstadt dress, Honsak was able to celebrate his debut goal (18th) in the German upper house. The 26-year-old’s shot from around 16 meters was deflected into an unsustainable position. Freiburg took a point thanks to Lucas Holer (35th). Philipp Lienhart and Michael Gregoritsch played through, Junior Adamu from the 82nd minute. Honsak was on the field until injury time, when Emir Karic was substituted.
Union Berlin scored again after nine defeats as Kevin Volland scored in the 88th minute. The “Iron” had previously missed a penalty taken by Christopher Trimmel. They are now second to last, one point ahead of Cologne.
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