Bayern's pursuers make a mistake

In a 1-1 draw against bottom-placed FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday, BVB gave away two points in the title fight despite their overwhelming superiority. Mainz got their first point in the second game under new coach Bo Svensson with luck and a strong goalkeeper Robin Zentner, which brought the 05ers to 17th place, at least for one night.

BVB had a number of opportunities, but the opening goal was sensationally scored by Levin Öztunali (58th) for Mainz. Thomas Meunier (73') managed to equalize, then Marco Reus shot a penalty kick next to the goal for Dortmund (75'). Leipzig also drops points RB Leipzig also missed the jump to first place in the second attempt. The second-place team only played 2-2 at VfL Wolfsburg and simply cannot seem to be able to take advantage of FC Bayern Munich's current weak phase. A week ago, RB missed the chance to overtake the German series champions in the table in a 1-3 defeat against Borussia Dortmund. Marcel Sabitzer (right) & Co. couldn't get past a draw against Wolfsburg. © APA/afp / FABIAN BIMMER

The Frenchman Nordi Mukiele gave Leipzig the lead after just four minutes. Coach Julian Nagelsmann's team rewarded themselves for a dominant initial phase with their fastest goal so far this season. But as convincing as the guests started, they lost ground again during the first half. Wolfsburg took advantage of this with goals from Wout Weghorst (22nd) and Renato Steffen (35th), both of which were prepared by Yannick Gerhardt. Defender Willi Orban at least managed to equalize for RB in the second half (54th). The Leipzig team then missed several chances to win.

Another Bayern pursuer, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, made a mistake on Friday. The Werkself lost 0-1 at Union Berlin. Munich could further extend their lead with a win against Freiburg on Sunday (15.30:XNUMX p.m.). Gladbach also missed out on victory In the evening game, Borussia Mönchengladbach lost their third Bundesliga win in a row shortly before the end. In the 2-2 draw at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday, coach Marco Rose's team only conceded the equalizer in the sixth minute of stoppage time and were unable to improve after their success against FC Bayern the previous week.

Silas Wamangituka converted a penalty kick for the Swabians to make it the final score, while Nicolas Gonzalez (58th) equalized the score at 1-1. Thanks to goals from Lars Stindl (35th minute/penalty kick) and Denis Zakaria (61st), Gladbach looked like the sure winner for a long time, but now remains seventh in the table. Bundesliga, 16th matchday: The games from Saturday Dortmund – Mainz 1:1 0:1 Öztunali (57th), 1:1 Meunier (73rd)

Cologne – Hertha 0-0

Hoffenheim – Bielefeld 0-0

Bremen – Augsburg 2-0 1:0 Gebre Selassie (84th), 2:0 Agu (87th)

Wolfsburg – Leipzig 2:2 0:1 Mukiele (5th), 1:1 Weghorst (22nd), 2:1 Steffen (35th), 2:2 Orban (54th)

Stuttgart – Gladbach 2:2 0:1 penalty Stindl (35th), 1:1 Gonzalez (58th), 1:2 Zakaria (61st), 2:2 Wamangituka (96th)

SP G U V TV P 1. Bayern Munich 16 11 3 2 48:25 36 2. RB Leipzig 16 9 5 2 28:14 32 3. Bayer Leverkusen 16 8 5 3 30:16 29 4. Bor. Dortmund 16 9 2 5 32:20 29 5. 1. FC Union Berlin 16 7 7 2 32:20 28 6. VfL Wolfsburg 16 6 8 2 24:19 26 7. Eintracht Frankfurt 16 6 8 2 28:24 26 8. Bor. M. Gladbach 16 6 7 3 30:26 25 9. SC Freiburg 16 6 5 5 29:26 23 10. VfB Stuttgart 16 5 7 4 32:24 22 11. FC Augsburg 16 5 4 7 17:25 19 12. Werder Bremen 16 4 6 6 19:24 18 13. Hertha BSC Berlin 16 4 5 7 23:25 17 14. 1899 Hoffenheim 16 4 4 8 22:30 16 15. Arminia Bielefeld 16 4 2 10 10:24 14 16. 1. FC Cologne 16 2 6 8 13:27 12 17. FSV Mainz 05 16 1 4 11 15:34 7 18. FC Schalke 04 16 1 4 11 13:42 7

	SP	TV	P
1. Bayer Leverkusen	31	77:22	81
2. Bayern Munich	32	90:41	69
3. VfB Stuttgart	32	73:39	67
4. RB Leipzig	32	74:36	63
5. Bor. Dortmund	32	64:40	60
6. Eintracht Frankfurt	31	47:42	45
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1. FC St Pauli	31	57:33	63
2. Holstein Kiel	31	61:37	61
3. Fortuna Dusseldorf	31	65:36	56
4. Hamburger SV	31	59:42	52
5. Karlsruhe SC	31	62:45	49
6. Hannover 96	31	53:39	46
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Bayern's pursuers make a mistake

Borussia Dortmund has stalled its race to catch up to the top of the table by negligently handling goal chances.

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