By Rich M.
Bayern’s title hopes suffered another blow on Friday with a 2:2 away draw against hosts Sport-Club Freiburg. Freiburg’s Christian Günter scored first, in the 12th minute, and Bayern’s Mathys Tel equaled in the 35th minute. Bayern then pulled ahead in the 75th minute, thanks to a goal from Jamal Musiala, but Freiburg’s Lucas Höler scored the final goal in the 87th minute. The match was Bayern’s 2000th in the division. The draw means that Leverkusen could pull a full 10 points ahead of Bayern in the table should Leverkusen win on Sunday in the derby against hosts 1. FC Köln. Fourth-place Dortmund will travel to take on Union Berlin on Saturday, a contest that will occur between 2 clubs that have each picked up 3 wins and just 1 defeat in the last 6. A win could move Union Berlin further into safety, while Dortmund continue to covet a 4th-place division finish. In the reverse fixture back in early October, Dortmund came from a 2:1 deficit to win the match 4:2. At the other end of the table, Darmstadt is still fighting for survival and will host Augsburg on Saturday. Darmstadt have gone 16 matches without a win, but that last win did occur against Augsburg in October. The club is, however, just 4 points behind Köln’s relegation play-off spot. Augsburg currently occupy 11th place and a win over Darmstadt could propel them into the top half of the table. The big match on Saturday is that between hosts VfL Wolfsburg and visitors VfB Stuttgart. The visitors are now just 7 points behind 2nd-place Bayern in the table, and could cut that spread to just 4 points with a win. Stuttgart trainer Sebastian Hoeneß is coming off a stomach bug and therefore canceled his pre-match press conference, saying he would limit his pre-match preparations to overseeing the final training session on Friday and traveling with the team. Wolfsburg have drawn 6 of their past 7 Bundesliga fixtures, while Stuttgart had won 4 games in a row before drawing with Köln last weekend. In this season’s reverse fixture between the 2 clubs, Serhou Guirassy picked up a hat-trick in a 3:1 victory. Looking ahead to Sunday, the derby between hosts 1. FC Köln and visitors Bayer 04 Leverkusen might appear to be a game between 2 mismatched sides, as 44 points separate them in the table: the largest gap between the 2 prior to a league encounter. Nevertheless, Leverkusen trainer Xabi Alonso said he’s expecting a “hard game with intense duels”. The weekend ends later Sunday when Hoffenheim host Bremen. Hoffenheim’s win in Dortmund was their first win in 9, while Bremen have lost just 1 of their past 10.
Bayern’s title hopes suffered another blow on Friday with a 2:2 away draw against hosts Sport-Club Freiburg. Freiburg’s Christian Günter scored first, in the 12th minute, and Bayern’s Mathys Tel equaled in the 35th minute. Bayern then pulled ahead in the 75th minute, thanks to a goal from Jamal Musiala, but Freiburg’s Lucas Höler scored the final goal in the 87th minute. The match was Bayern’s 2000th in the division. The draw means that Leverkusen could pull a full 10 points ahead of Bayern in the table should Leverkusen win on Sunday in the derby against hosts 1. FC Köln. Fourth-place Dortmund will travel to take on Union Berlin on Saturday, a contest that will occur between 2 clubs that have each picked up 3 wins and just 1 defeat in the last 6. A win could move Union Berlin further into safety, while Dortmund continue to covet a 4th-place division finish. In the reverse fixture back in early October, Dortmund came from a 2:1 deficit to win the match 4:2. At the other end of the table, Darmstadt is still fighting for survival and will host Augsburg on Saturday. Darmstadt have gone 16 matches without a win, but that last win did occur against Augsburg in October. The club is, however, just 4 points behind Köln’s relegation play-off spot. Augsburg currently occupy 11th place and a win over Darmstadt could propel them into the top half of the table. The big match on Saturday is that between hosts VfL Wolfsburg and visitors VfB Stuttgart. The visitors are now just 7 points behind 2nd-place Bayern in the table, and could cut that spread to just 4 points with a win. Stuttgart trainer Sebastian Hoeneß is coming off a stomach bug and therefore canceled his pre-match press conference, saying he would limit his pre-match preparations to overseeing the final training session on Friday and traveling with the team. Wolfsburg have drawn 6 of their past 7 Bundesliga fixtures, while Stuttgart had won 4 games in a row before drawing with Köln last weekend. In this season’s reverse fixture between the 2 clubs, Serhou Guirassy picked up a hat-trick in a 3:1 victory. Looking ahead to Sunday, the derby between hosts 1. FC Köln and visitors Bayer 04 Leverkusen might appear to be a game between 2 mismatched sides, as 44 points separate them in the table: the largest gap between the 2 prior to a league encounter. Nevertheless, Leverkusen trainer Xabi Alonso said he’s expecting a “hard game with intense duels”. The weekend ends later Sunday when Hoffenheim host Bremen. Hoffenheim’s win in Dortmund was their first win in 9, while Bremen have lost just 1 of their past 10.
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