Bayern Munich claimed three wins for the first time since November, beating Bochum 3-0 at home in the Bundesliga on Saturday before taking on Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League next week. However, surprise challengers Union Berlin are hot on the heels of Bayern, with a 2-1 away win over RB Leipzig to move just one point off the Bavarians on Saturday night. Bayern lacked fluidity against a mighty Bochum side in the afternoon, but scored a goal in the first half when veteran striker Thomas Müller pounced on a return pass from Bochum defender Cedi Janko.
Bayern’s Bochum midfielder Leon Gretzka Almost doubled their lead a minute before half-time, but a header from the right-hand side went wide.
French striker in form kingsley coman The 64th minute made it 2-0 and the former Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry Winning the game and scoring a penalty with just over 15 minutes left gave his side an easy win.
Bayern, who started the season with three straight 1-1 draws, have now won three games before heading to the Champions League to face Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.
Despite the victory, a frustrated Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann said his side needed to improve ahead of the Paris Saint-Germain meeting.
“We played well for the first six minutes and after that we didn’t play,” he said.
“The change brings new momentum (but) we have to improve by Tuesday.”
The league reclaimed second place in the standings with a 2-1 comeback victory in Leipzig on Saturday evening.
Leipzig took the lead after 24 minutes with a Benjamin Henrichs goal from distance and looked to be in complete control of the game.
Union countered with an even more stunning strike from Janik Haberer after 61 minutes, with the midfielder setting up the stands with an unmarked volley from the edge of the box.
In the 71st minute, French defender Mosi Macan handled the ball in the penalty area, and Union continued to advance and won a penalty.
league center back robin bones Stand firm and hit directly, the visiting team leads 2-1.
Leipzig’s late equaliser was ruled offside and United saved a famous away win.
league captain Rani Khedira Cheers to the “surreal” nature of his side’s victory.
“It’s a development nobody could have imagined. It’s all a little surreal.
“Sometimes we really don’t know how we do it. It’s not a pretty win, it’s a hard-earned win.”
– Dortmund win again –
Borussia Dortmund are third with a 2-0 win over Werder Bremen in 2023, three points behind Bayern.
With the game scoreless after 66 minutes, Borussia Dortmund boss Edin Terzic replaced fellow youth Gio Reina with Jamie Baino-Gitens, a change that had an immediate impact. As a result, the British teenager scored a Rockets goal a minute later.
german midfielder Julian Brandt Missed a chance to give Dortmund a 2-0 lead after 10 minutes but got a second with six minutes remaining to seal the three points for the visitors.
Terzic attributed the victory to his substitutes, saying: “The fact that the substitutes scored again proves the balance of our team.”
Elsewhere, Stuttgart defender Dan-Axel Zagadou delivered two second-half penalties to give Freiburg a 2-1 comeback victory at home, their second league victory of 2023.
Stuttgart, 16th and embroiled in a relegation scuffle, took the lead at half-time through Chris Fuehrich to make it 1-0, but Vincenzo Grifo ) scored twice from the penalty spot to seal the victory.
Leverkusen returned to winning ways after two consecutive defeats with a comfortable 3-1 win over underpowered Hoffenheim thanks to his goal Robert Andric, Moussa Diaby and Adam Hlozek.
A brace from South Korean midfielder Jae-sung Lee and goals from Austrian striker Karim Onisiwo gave Mainz a 3-1 home win over Augsburg, who had the Bosnia-Herzegovina forward in the first half. Ermedin Dmirovic scored from the penalty spot.
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