Bundesliga: Union annoys Bayern – Frankfurt dismantles RB Leipzig
After the fifth match day of the Bundesliga, FC Bayern is no longer the leader of the table. SC Freiburg took the top spot on Saturday with a 3-2 (0-1) win at Bayer Leverkusen. In the top game at 1. FC Union Berlin, the Munich team couldn’t get past a 1-1 (1-1) draw. Borussia Dortmund is up there behind the sports club. Then Bayern and Union and 1. FC Köln follow after a 4: 2 (3: 1) at VfL Wolfsburg. bottom VfL Bochum lost 2-0 (0-0) against Werder Bremen, VfB Stuttgart and FC Schalke 04 drew 1-1 (1-1). In Friday’s game, BVB narrowly defeated Hoffenheim 1-0.
In the top game in the twelfth minute, Sheraldo Becker gave Berlin the lead with a direct acceptance after a free kick, Joshua Kimmich (15th) quickly equalized. The game flattened out a little in the second half, with both teams struggling to create convincing scoring chances.
Freiburg strikes back twice
Kerem Demirbay (16th) met first for Bayer Leverkusen. Shortly after the break, however, Matthias Ginter (48th) and Michael Gregoritsch (51st) gave Freiburg the lead for the first time before Patrik Schick (65th) scored again to equalize in the meantime. Ritsu Doan (72nd) brought the sports club forward again.
In Wolfsburg, Lukas Nmecha (2nd) gave VfL an early lead after assisting Bartol Franjic. But Dejan Ljubicic (22′) and Wolfsburg’s Paulo Otávio (32′) turned the game in favor of FC with an own goal. Florian Kainz (45+2) even after that. Lukas Nmecha (79th) made the game exciting again for a short time before Sargis Adamyan (81st) made the decision.
Chris Führich (18th) scored the 1-0 for Stuttgart, Simon Terodde (21st) then scored for Schalke. VfB had to continue with ten players in the last 20 minutes: Josha Vagnoman saw yellow-red (67th). In Bochum, Niclas Füllkrug (86th and 90th + 2 penalty kicks) scored late to Bremen’s victory. VfL is still waiting for the first point.
At the start of the 5th matchday, Borussia Dortmund won the home game against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1-0 (1-0). Marco Reus scored the goal in the 16th minute in front of 79,300 spectators in Signal Iduna Park.
Frankfurt dominates Leipzig in the evening game
Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt gained a lot of courage for their debut in the Champions League with a brilliant 4-0 (2-0) against cup winner RB Leipzig. Four days before the premiere appearance in the premier class, the team offered exciting offensive football. Daichi Kamada in the 16th minute, Sebastian Rode (22nd), Tuta (67th) and Rafael Borré (84th / penalty kick) scored for the Hessians.