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Bayern celebrated four times - and still had to worry about victory at the end. © APA/AFP / LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS

FC Bayern: Four goals and still trembling

League leader FC Bayern Munich fulfilled its duty on the 20th matchday of the German Bundesliga, but had to tremble briefly at the end.

The record champions won 4-0 at home against Holstein Kiel after leading 4-3 and extended their lead over defending champions Bayer Leverkusen to nine points. The double winners from the previous season will only play at home against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Sunday.


Jamal Musiala took advantage of Bayern's first good chance to take the lead in the 17th minute. Harry Kane (45th+3/46th) increased the lead directly before and after half-time after Kiel had missed good opportunities. Serge Gnabry (54th) scored the 4-0 for Bayern. But Finn Porath (62nd) and Steven Skrzybski (90th+1/90th+3) brought promoted Kiel closer.

3-point farewell at BVB

Borussia Dortmund won the last game under the direction of interim coach Mike Tullberg 2:1 against 1. FC Heidenheim, with the new head coach Niko Kovac now taking over for the Dane Tullberg. BVB could once again rely on striker Serhou Guirassy (33') in Heidenheim, and Mathias Honsak (2') reduced the deficit after substitute Maximilian Beier had made it 0:63 (64'). Dortmund didn't allow any more.

Gladbach celebrated in Stuttgart. © APA/afp / THOMAS KIENZLE


Vice-champion VfB Stuttgart suffered a setback in the race for the European Cup places, losing 1-2 at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach. In the relegation battle, apart from Kiel and Heidenheim, VfL Bochum also lost 0-1 to SC Freiburg. FC St. Pauli missed out on an important victory with a 1-1 draw against FC Augsburg.

No winner in the Eastern duel, but a perceived loser: After the embarrassing performance in the farewell from the Champions League, RB Leipzig could not get beyond a 1:0 draw in the evening match against the relegation-threatened 0. FC Union Berlin.


No announcements from the referees yet

Neither in Hamburg nor in Munich, nor previously in the second division match in Düsseldorf, did the referees have to explain decisions to spectators over a microphone. This weekend, the test begins, in which the referees in the stadium will announce their verdict after viewing video images.


SPGUVTVP
1. Bayern Munich20163162:1951
2. Bayer Leverkusen20136149:2745
3. Eintracht Frankfurt20115445:2738
4. RB Leipzig2096534:2933
5. VfB Stuttgart2095637:3032
6. FSV Mainz 052094733:2431
7. Bor. M. Gladbach2093832:3030
8. Werder Bremen2086634:3630
9. SC Freiburg2093827:3630
10. VfL Wolfsburg2085743:3529
11. Bor. Dortmund2085736:3429
12. FC Augsburg2075824:3526
13. FC St Pauli20631118:2221
14. 1. FC Union Berlin2056916:2721
15. 1899 Hoffenheim20461026:4018
16. 1. FC Heidenheim20421425:4214
17. Holstein Kiel20331431:5212
18. VfL Bochum20241417:4410

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