Bayern rejoice: Leipzig and Leverkusen lost

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Bayern Munich will play their match in the 18th round in Germany only on Sunday (against Schalke away), but the champions have already won: After last night’s loss to Borussia Dortmund 4: 2 to Mönchengladbach, tonight (Saturday) two more contenders for the crown were defeated – Leipzig surprised at 3: 2 to Mainz, and Bayer Leverkusen surrendered at home 1: 0 to Wolfsburg. Other results: Arminia Bielefeld – Eintracht Frankfurt 5: 1, Augsburg – Union Berlin 1: 2, Freiburg – Stuttgart 1: 2, Hertha Berlin – Werder Bremen 4: 1.

Mainz – Leipzig 2: 3
The host achieved a single victory in its first 17 games this season in the league – a particularly dismal balance that brought it closer to relegation to the sub-league even before the opening of the second round. She reached the meeting with the leading runner-up with a load of nine consecutive games without a win, trailed twice during the evening – and still came out with her hand on top. And Leipzig? She can come up with arguments only for herself, about losing a great opportunity to narrow the gap from Bayern to just a point, at least temporarily.

The opening belonged to the bulls, and in the 15th minute American Tyler Adams scored his first goal in the Bundesliga to make it 0-1. Musa Nyakata equalized in the 24th minute, and six minutes later Marcel Halstenberg returned the lead to the visitors. Mainz did not break: Niakata equalized once again in the 35th minute, and five minutes into the second half Andrew Briero made a comeback. This result held until the end, and Mainz celebrated a rare victory this season.

Bayer Leverkusen – Wolfsburg 1: 0
Peter Boss’ team could have come close to 4 points away from the leader, but they too, like Leipzig, failed in their task of putting pressure on the “eternal” champion. Bota Beko scored the only goal of the game in the 35th minute, and the Wolves recorded a second consecutive victory and clung to Leverkusen in third place with both teams having the same balance of 32 points.


Arminia Bielefeld – Frankfurt 5: 1
The visitors achieved a fourth victory in the last five rounds and ran over with a big five. It started in the 25th minute with a close-range push from Andre Silva, and two minutes later Philip Kosic doubled with a powerful inside kick. In the 33rd minute, Silva completed a pair with a shot and set up an amazing 0: 3.

Bielefeld made a comeback, with Sergio Cordoba hitting the net 3-1 in the 36th minute, but Joakim Nilsson’s own goal set up a 1-4 lead in the 51st minute. The celebration ended with the fiery acquisition Luca Jovic who scored his fourth goal in four games with a great finish in the 75th minute.

Augsburg – Union Berlin 1: 2
The host achieved its first victory after three losses and rose to 11th place. Florian Niederlchener scored with a flat kick to the corner in the 17th minute, before McCaus Ingwortsen equalized in the 25th minute. However, the German striker completed a double in the 47th minute with a push from an extension and set up the game. Following the result, Union suffered a second loss in a row and remained eighth.

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