Bundesliga Matchday 26 – Eight video games left.
The matchday opened with a relegation scrap between St Pauli and Hoffenheim. The Hamburg natives noticed off the guests 1-0 to offer them some respiratory room on Bochum. Whereas Hoffenheim are as soon as once more sucked straight again into the relegation battle.
Immediately, we noticed a give attention to the European spots with Mainz and Freiburg drawing 2-2, Wolfsburg dropping to Augsburg 1-0, and Borussia Mönchengladbach beating Werder Bremen 4-2. Bayern had been additionally in motion towards Union Berlin, however may solely muster a draw within the capital.
Here’s what we learnt:
Nobody desires to complete within the Champions League spots:
Mainz and Freiburg performed out an thrilling 2-2 draw, however after wins for Borussia Mönchengladbach and Augsburg, solely seven factors separates third and ninth. Earlier than in the present day, you’d have mentioned Mainz had a great probability of qualifying for the Champions League, however with solely eight video games remaining, it’s very tough to level out who will step up and go on a run as they preserve tripping up on each other.
Gladbach, regardless of their loss towards Mainz final weekend, confirmed coronary heart to not totally collapse after they threw away a two-goal lead towards Werder Bremen. With a hat-trick from Alassane Plea and a aim from Minecraft streamer (I’m going to exploit this for so long as doable) Tim Kleindienst noticed them win 4-2 and transfer as much as sixth.
Whereas Augsburg have now performed themselves into being outsiders for a European sport, they’ve now stored six clear sheets in a row after a 1-0 win towards Wolfsburg. #FinnDahmen4England
What the hell occurred in Berlin*:
20% possession.
That’s all . Regardless of Steffen Baumgart being suspended, Die Eisenern put in an amazing defensive efficiency to maneuver themselves seven factors away from the relegation battle.
The outcome was additionally a results of Bayern’s poor ending. For the primary 75 minutes Bayern resorted to pot photographs as they struggled to interrupt down Union’s block. They regarded like they’d come away with a ‘champions win’ (a win the place you needed to work exhausting for it) however a mistake from Jonas Urbig allowed Union to attain an unlikely equaliser.
Bayern should hope that Stuttgart can do them a favour tomorrow night, or issues might start to get a bit scorching beneath the collar, particularly with Bayern nonetheless competing in Europe.
(*Mikhail Gorbachev most likely mentioned this on the morning of November tenth 1989)
An ode to Dominik Kohr:
Why would I dedicate a selected part to a participant who was pink carded? You have to be new round right here.
24 video games.
10 yellow playing cards.
1 pink. (His first of the season!!)
Soccer Heritage.
A really robust argument could possibly be made that Kohr is the dirtiest participant within the Bundesliga. The quantity of yellows he has been given doesn’t correlate to the challenges he places in, which says so much. If we dive deeper into the disciplinary stats, within the , Kohr is second behind solely Stefan Effenberg and in the case of factors, the 31-year-old is simply 17 off the previous Bayern midfielder.
If Mainz qualify for the Champions League, the likes of Kylian Mbappé, Lamine Yamal or Mohammed Salah won’t know what hit them (actually) and the yellow card file within the Champions League.
Kohr could also be in his Michael Jordan 91-93 period of choosing up probably the most playing cards every season.
GGFN |