After VfB Stuttgart opened matchday 13 of the Bundesliga with a comeback 3-2 win in opposition to Union Berlin, the afternoon kick-offs noticed Bayern Munich maintain off Heidenheim to win 4-2, Bayer Leverkusen beat St Pauli 2-1, RB Leipzig returned to successful methods as they beat Holstein Kiel 2-0, Werder Bremen beat Bochum 1-0 and Eintracht Frankfurt faulted of their chase down of Bayern as they drew 2-2 with Augsburg.
So here’s what we learnt:
Bayern Munich are TOO reliant on Jamal Musiala:
, Musiala was given a well-deserved relaxation as Bayern ought to of comfortably pushed apart Heidenheim. Nevertheless, this was not the case. After Dayot Upamecano gave Bayern the lead however then the Frenchman gifted the guests their equaliser within the second half.
Enter Jamal Musiala.
The 21-year-old made a direct influence giving Bayern the lead. Leon Goretzka would then make it 3-1, earlier than former Bayern participant Niklas Dorsch offered a quick scare. Musiala would then make it 4-2.
This consequence confirmed that irrespective of how robust the opponent is, Bayern battle with out Musiala. That is clearly not sustainable as proven earlier on this season when Bayern struggled in opposition to Eintracht Frankfurt, Aston Villa and Barcelona.
It’s totally possible to say that with out the influence of Musiala, Bayern would solely have a small margin of a lead on the likes of Frankfurt and Leverkusen, and even within the pack of groups beneath them within the desk.
RB Leipzig return to successful methods:
After their disastrous consequence final weekend, Leipzig bounced again in midweek with a convincing win in opposition to Frankfurt whereas this weekend they beat Holstien Kiel. Granted, it’s Kiel, however a win is a win and it helps Leipzig transfer in the best route as they appear to finish the 12 months on a excessive and two robust video games in opposition to Frankfurt and Bayern on the horizon to spherical of the 12 months.
The large optimistic for Leipzig is the truth that Benjamin Seško is lastly discovering his scoring boots as soon as once more. His objective within the North of Germany was not as spectacular as his objective in midweek as Kiel keeper Timon Weiner saved his preliminary shot however he would rating the rebound. The lesser noticed André Silva would then make it 2-0 for Leipzig from the penalty spot.
One other optimistic is the gradual introduction of Xaver Schlager. On his day, the midfielder is vital to how Leipzig play when they’re at their finest and he has slowly been constructing his match health as he returns from a ACL damage. It’s attainable that he may make his first begin again in opposition to Bayern.
Eintracht Frankfurt fail to utilize their dominance:
Frankfurt have been one of many early-season contenders within the Bundesliga this season and has at occasions appeared unstoppable, in the present day ought to have been a type of days as nicely, however they struggled to utilize their dominance.
A quiet day for Omar Marmoush however strike associate Hugo Ekitiké gave die Adler the lead, nevertheless, Augsburg would rating two in 11 minutes with the second being gifted by Kevin Trapp. Can Uzun scored a well-taken effort to equalise for Frankfurt. The draw means Frankfurt at the moment are six factors behind Bayern, however nobody ever thought they might actually problem for the title.
This kind of consequence reveals Frankfurt’s lack of expertise. They’re the youngest workforce within the league, and groups that compete on the prime normally discover a strategy to win, whether or not they deserve it or not, and Frankfurt had been unable to do that in the present day. Die Adler must decide themselves up and go once more subsequent weekend as they face Leipzig.
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