After a moderately poor midweek for German sides in Europe, the Bundesliga returned with an enormous recreation as Bayer Leverkusen threw away a 2-0 lead to attract 2-2 with RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich noticed off SC Freiburg 2-1 in a contender for many boring recreation of the season, Borussia Dortmund underneath interim head coach Mike Tullberg additionally threw away a two-goal lead to attract 2-2 with Werder Bremen, VfB Stuttgart misplaced 2-0 to Mainz and Augsburg beat Heidenheim 2-1 thanks to 2 nook kick objectives.
Here’s what we learnt:
Bayer Leverkusen contributes to their very own slip-up:
To begin with, why was RB Leipzig vs Bayer Leverkusen on a Saturday afternoon? It’s by far the most important recreation of the weekend so it actually ought to have been positioned within the topspiel spot afterward at present. I doubt anyone would complain about swapping this recreation with Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Bochum.
Anyway.
and was on the centre of every thing that went proper for Leverkusen. His run and miss (we’ll neglect concerning the latter) arrange Patrik Schick’s equaliser whereas he was additionally essential within the counter-press that led to Aleix Garcia making it 2-0. The 21-year-old was additionally unfortunate to not rating as he hit the put up a number of instances. Nonetheless, on the finish of the day, a press release efficiency was made redundant by Leverkusen throwing away a 2-0 lead.
For the second recreation in a row, Leverkusen have thrown away a lead. Regardless of creating greater than their fair proportion of possibilities, they determined to take a seat again much more and started to absorb extra strain from Leipzig. Granted, the primary purpose was an unlikely deflection however the second was poor defending from a free kick. Whereas Benjamin Seško additionally had an important probability if it weren’t for a save by Lukas Hradecky.
In midweek their defence was poor, and this time as effectively their defence regressed as the sport went on. Leverkusen should go 100% from now till the top of the season, and I hope that Bayern Munich will drop factors sooner or later.
The sport in opposition to Bayern in three weeks has grow to be much more essential.
Nothing will get higher for Borussia Dortmund:
The truth that Dortmund threw away a 2-0 lead, drew with Werder Bremen and Nico Schlotterbeck acquired despatched off with probably the most pointless purple card confirmed that the supervisor just isn’t the issue right here, because the ultras additionally identified. However Dortmund’s gamers are genuinely fairly unhealthy.
It is going to be optimistic that whoever would be the interim supervisor for Dortmund may salvage European qualification with this set of gamers. Out of all of the gamers, solely Serhou Guirassy, Gregor Kobel and Jamie Gittens may contribute to a high Bundesliga facet, the remaining may most likely be bought. There’s a vital lack of power and energy on this squad.
The identical can’t be mentioned for Bremen who proceed their good season and have as soon as once more been in a position to struggle again in opposition to Dortmund, in Dortmund. There was even a degree throughout the recreation the place Bremen regarded like they might win it and it will have been deserved as effectively, which once more says every thing about this Dortmund facet.
Mainz proceed their hunt for European Soccer
Mainz, who have been on the verge of relegation a yr in the past, are one level off of the Champions League locations. A really convincing efficiency in opposition to a Stuttgart facet that had additionally been on the upturn, nonetheless, the guests might have one eye on their Champions League decider in opposition to PSG in midweek. This could not discredit Mainz’s win.
An enormous optimistic is that striker Nelson Weiper was in a position to get again on the rating sheet. The 19-year-old has a number of potential however has struggled together with his health in latest seasons. In the present day he was in a position to present his potential as soon as once more and why he could possibly be the pure successor to Jonathan Burkardt if the membership captain leaves in the summertime. The one challenge? Weiper went off injured within the second half.
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