By Rich
FC Bayern München returned to their winning ways on Friday with a 4:0 shutout at home over visitors Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The match’s first goal came just 3 minutes in, when Jamal Musiala took the ball down the right side of the pitch before crossing it to Leroy Sane, who got the ball past Leverkusen goaltender Lukas Hradecky. Musiala then scored the second goal in the 17th minute with an assist from Thomas Müller. The game’s third goal came in the 39th minute, when Sadio Mané shot the ball into the bottom corner off a cross from Musiala. The final goal came in the 84th minute, when Müller himself capitalized on a Hradecky mistake. Musiala has now scored 16 competitive goals for Bayern, and has a team high of 7 goals in all competitions during the current season. The win leaves Bayern tied for second place in the league on points with Borussia Dortmund, who will travel to nearby Cologne on Saturday. Although Cologne went unbeaten in their first 5 matches of the season, they are now winless in 2 after losing to Union Berlin and drawing with Bochum. The club lost star striker Anthony Modeste to Dortmund, where he has scored just 1 goal so far, against Hertha on Matchday 4. Modeste may well add to that tally on Saturday, as the club is without the services of captain Marco Reus, who suffered an ankle injury last time out. Cologne have won just 1 of their last 11 meetings with Dortmund. Also on Saturday, Eintracht Frankfurt and Mario Götze will look to do what no one has done so far this season: defeat Union Berlin. Frankfurt got off to a slow start, but things are looking up since Götze’s first goal back in the Bundesliga drove the club to a 4:3 win over Bremen. The club has now collected 6 points from their last 3 games, including wins over Leipzig and Stuttgart. Union Berlin are the only unbeaten team left in the first division, and have only dropped draws to Mainz and Bayern. The club features league-leading scorer Sheraldo Becker, who is averaging a goal every 87 minutes. Saturday’s late game will be between hosts Bremen and visitors Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bremen’s Niclas Füllkrug is second in scoring behind Union’s Becker, but on Saturday will have to face Gladbach goaltender Yann Sommer, who leads the league’s goaltenders in saves, with 44. Looking ahead to Sunday, don’t miss what is likely to be a tough match between hosts Schalke and visitors Augsburg. 1 of the 3 Bundesliga wins Schalke collected in the 2020-21 season came at home against Augsburg.
FC Bayern München returned to their winning ways on Friday with a 4:0 shutout at home over visitors Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The match’s first goal came just 3 minutes in, when Jamal Musiala took the ball down the right side of the pitch before crossing it to Leroy Sane, who got the ball past Leverkusen goaltender Lukas Hradecky. Musiala then scored the second goal in the 17th minute with an assist from Thomas Müller. The game’s third goal came in the 39th minute, when Sadio Mané shot the ball into the bottom corner off a cross from Musiala. The final goal came in the 84th minute, when Müller himself capitalized on a Hradecky mistake. Musiala has now scored 16 competitive goals for Bayern, and has a team high of 7 goals in all competitions during the current season. The win leaves Bayern tied for second place in the league on points with Borussia Dortmund, who will travel to nearby Cologne on Saturday. Although Cologne went unbeaten in their first 5 matches of the season, they are now winless in 2 after losing to Union Berlin and drawing with Bochum. The club lost star striker Anthony Modeste to Dortmund, where he has scored just 1 goal so far, against Hertha on Matchday 4. Modeste may well add to that tally on Saturday, as the club is without the services of captain Marco Reus, who suffered an ankle injury last time out. Cologne have won just 1 of their last 11 meetings with Dortmund. Also on Saturday, Eintracht Frankfurt and Mario Götze will look to do what no one has done so far this season: defeat Union Berlin. Frankfurt got off to a slow start, but things are looking up since Götze’s first goal back in the Bundesliga drove the club to a 4:3 win over Bremen. The club has now collected 6 points from their last 3 games, including wins over Leipzig and Stuttgart. Union Berlin are the only unbeaten team left in the first division, and have only dropped draws to Mainz and Bayern. The club features league-leading scorer Sheraldo Becker, who is averaging a goal every 87 minutes. Saturday’s late game will be between hosts Bremen and visitors Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bremen’s Niclas Füllkrug is second in scoring behind Union’s Becker, but on Saturday will have to face Gladbach goaltender Yann Sommer, who leads the league’s goaltenders in saves, with 44. Looking ahead to Sunday, don’t miss what is likely to be a tough match between hosts Schalke and visitors Augsburg. 1 of the 3 Bundesliga wins Schalke collected in the 2020-21 season came at home against Augsburg.
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