Bundesliga matchday 23 recap: Dortmund rating 6, RB Leipzig slip-up, the race for Europe hots up & extra

Matchday 23 within the Bundesliga noticed 6-0 thumpings, the race for Europe get even tighter, and a considerably injury-struck Bayern Munich transfer nearer to regaining the Meisterschale. Right here is your recap and speaking factors from matchday 23 within the Bundesliga.

6-Star Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund received their first Bundesliga win beneath new head coach Niko Kovač in emphatic fashion however hitting a woeful Union Berlin for six.

It was a much-needed win for BVB as they appear to make floor and get into any type of European competitors subsequent season. The match itself belonged to Serhou Guirassay who received 4 of Dortmund’s targets – the final three targets all coming inside eight minutes of each other as Union nicely and actually collapsed in direction of the ultimate whistle.

There was additionally a much-needed objective and help for summer season signing Maximilian Beier within the 89th minute. Simply his fifth objective of the marketing campaign, Dortmund shall be hoping that it will give him a confidence increase.

Maybe a very good omen for BVB followers, each time Beier has scored for Dortmund within the league this season, they haven’t misplaced. 

Regardless of the win, Dortmund keep in tenth on 32 factors however crucially the hole between themselves and sixth is now simply six factors.

RB Leipzig Open the European Door

RB Leipzig’s 2-2 draw to strugglers FC Hiedenheim on Sunday has opened the door for different groups chasing Champions League soccer.

The Saxons discovered themselves 0-2 down simply 13 minutes in towards Frank Schmidt’s aspect. It was a lightning begin from FCH, who had simply come off the again of a 120-minute match towards FC Copenhagen and European heartbreak on Thursday night.

Loïs Openda pulled one again simply earlier than half time because the bulls went on the chase. After a prolonged VAR test and referee stadium announcement, Leipzig had been awarded a penalty within the sixty fourth minute – Benjamin Šeško transformed to make it 2-2.

The Saxons couldn’t discover a winner which means it’s now 4 attracts and one win of their final 5 Bundesliga matches.

The draw means Leipzig slip from 4th to sixth and open the fourth Champions League spot vast open.

At the moment, simply three factors separate 4th-Seventh place.

Bayern Ease Previous Frankfurt

Regardless of Harry Kane beginning on the bench and Dayot Upamecano lacking by way of harm, Bayern put in a dominant show to breeze previous Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 on Sunday.

Bayern lastly made the breakthrough by way of Micheal Olise simply earlier than the break – his Seventh Bundesliga objective of the season.

Second-half targets adopted from Hiroki Ito, Jamal Musiala, and Serge Gnabry. A particular second for Ito personally, who has solely simply come again from a long-term harm and is now getting common taking part in time once more. His close-range volley from a nook was his first objective for Bayern.

The objective of the evening, nevertheless, belonged to Musiala. Choosing the ball up in his personal half, he took on the entire Frankfurt defence earlier than slotting it dwelling – a really magnificent solo objective from a technology expertise.

There was one unfavorable as

“Jo [Kimmich] went into the sport already carrying an harm,” Eberl famous when talking on Kimmich. “He’s at the moment present process exams, so I can’t say something but. I hope it’s nothing critical, however you by no means know. He [Kimmich] isn’t one to go away the pitch voluntarily.“

The win retains Bayern 8 factors clear on the summit with 11 video games to play.

Round The Grounds

Elsewhere within the Bundesliga, SC Freiburg transfer as much as 4th with a 5-0 win towards Werder Bremen. Julian Schuster’s aspect have now gained 4 Bundesliga video games in a row at a time when different European hopefuls round them have been dropping factors. Ought to Schuster’s aspect end 4th this season, it is going to be an exceptional achievement.

Different outcomes: 

Borussia Monchengladbach 0-3 FC Augsburg

VfL Wolfsburg 1-1 VfL Bochum

Mainz 05 2-0 St. Pauli

Holstein Kiel 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen

TSG Hoffenheim 1-1 VfB Stuttgart

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