Bundesliga matchday 23 kicked off with an necessary sport on the backside of the desk between .
The spotlight sport was Bayern Munich vs Eintracht Frankfurt, whereas elsewhere Bayer Leverkusen travelled to Union Berlin, 1.FC Köln performed Hoffenheim, and Wolfsburg confronted Augsburg.
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Listed here are the three issues we learnt:
Bayern Munich (quickly) open the hole to 9 factors:
The build-up to Bayern vs Frankfurt had little or no to do with what was going to occur on the pitch. Friday started with Vincent Kompany’s speech about racism and his experiences throughout his press convention (which you’ll be able to watch ), then in a while Friday, Frankfurt known as out for his or her query in direction of Albert Riera about criticism from Max Kruse and Martin Harnik.
It led with this headline:
On the pitch, Bayern took a commanding lead within the first half due to targets from Aleksander Pavlovic and Harry Kane, and it regarded as if the sport was roughly over. Simply after half-time, Kane made it 3-0.
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Nevertheless, Frankfurt rallied, and within the remaining quarter-hour, a Jonathan Burkardt penalty (which Kane brought on) and an Arnaud Kalimuendo strike made it 3-2 and led to a nervy ending on the Allianz Enviornment, however extra importantly, Bayern had been capable of maintain on.
The win implies that quickly, their lead on the high of the Bundesliga has been prolonged to 9 factors, with Borussia Dortmund set to play RB Leipzig later at the moment.
It’s a potential warning signal that Bayern allowed a reasonably toothless Frankfurt aspect to get again into the sport, particularly as we strategy the enterprise finish of the season.
However, over to Dortmund (each when it comes to closing the hole and Der Klassiker subsequent week).
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Bayer Leverkusen stutter:
, Leverkusen struggled towards Steffan Baumgart’s Union Berlin as they succumbed to a 1-0 loss, attributable to a first-half strike from Rani Khedira.
It was a poor efficiency from die Werkself. Through , they solely managed one shot on course the entire sport, and so they additionally solely registered an open play xG of 0.58. Relying on the outcomes tomorrow, they may then discover themselves six factors off the Bundesliga high 4.
Leverkusen want to verify they don’t have an identical efficiency in midweek, because it might lead to an embrassing slipping up.
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Ragnar Ache’s Bundesliga objective of the season?
We’ve had a justifiable share of nice targets this season within the Bundesliga, Luka Vuskovic’s scorpion kick towards Werder Bremen, and Luis Diaz’s shot from an unimaginable angle towards Union, to call a number of.
Nevertheless, Ragnar Ache’s opener in 1.FC Köln’s 2-2 draw with Hoffenheim could also be up there with top-of-the-line of the season.
The 27-year-old related with Stated El Mala’s cross with a bicycle kick that went into the highest nook of Oliver Baumann’s objective. When it comes to bicycle kicks, it’s up there with one of many higher ones, solely attributable to the truth that it didn’t bounce on the bottom or lose air because of the angle it was hit from.
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Contemplating Diaz’s objective received ARD objective of the yr for 2025, will probably be robust competitors for Ache to win objective of the season. Nevertheless, contemplating Kane received the award for recreating the Bundesliga brand earlier than scoring a tap-in, there may be additionally an opportunity he wins it.
Elsewhere within the Bundesliga:
The one different Saturday afternoon sport was between Wolfsburg and Augsburg, which ended 3-2 to the guests because the Függerstader scored twice within the remaining six minutes of the sport to ship them into tenth. Whereas, Wolfsburg are vulnerable to dropping into the underside three relying on tomorrow’s outcomes.
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