There was real pressure on the boiler in the Berlin city derby on Saturday, Union increased Hertha’s concerns. Wolfsburg’s winning streak ended in Bremen because Füllkrug scored twice. Gladbach and Freiburg achieved their first win in 2023, which FC Bayern again missed against Frankfurt.
Müller only draws with Bayern, Doekhi scores for Union, Gladbach’s Hofmann celebrates.
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Third Bayern 1:1 in a row
After two draws and a lot of unrest, FC Bayern wanted against Eintracht Frankfurt am Saturday night actually drive the first threesome in 2023 – but nothing came of it. In the end, the record champions had to settle for a 1-1 draw – just like in Leipzig and against Cologne. FCB led through a goal from Sané after goalkeeper Sommer’s trip out of the penalty area, which brought down Frankfurt’s Kolo Muani, had no consequences. The Nagelsmann-Elf acted too harmlessly on the offensive and conceded the equalizer a good 20 minutes before the end. The lead over Union Berlin has shrunk to one point, Frankfurt remains five points behind Munich.
Derby winner Union: A standard and a counterattack make Hertha’s false start perfect
Union won the derby in the capital 2-0 and strengthened Hertha’s precarious situation. A set piece just before half-time, completed by Doekhi, and a counterattack in the second half, which Seguin pushed into the net, was enough for the iron against the “Old Lady”, who lost to Union for the fourth time in a row in the House of Lords. The Fischer-Elf underpinned second place with their third success in 2023, Hertha is stuck in the penultimate place in the table after zero points and 1:10 goals in the new year.
Füllkrug ends Bremen’s negative run and Wolfsburg’s winning streak
Bremen had lost four times in a row, Wolfsburg had won six times in a row and were unbeaten in ten games – at the start of the second half of the season Werder got back on track 2-1 thanks to a double strike by Füllkrug, but the Wolves’ winning streak broke. Bremen were lucky that VAR intervened when Gerhardt handballed the ball and Füllkrug gratefully accepted the point (24′). With his 13th goal of the season, the Werder striker increased, Paredes’ goal (90th) came too late.
Preliminary decision after 28 minutes: Mainz beats Bochum
Bochum, with the ex-Mainz customer in the starting line-up for the first time, remains a favorite opponent for Mainz, who won 5-2 and have now picked up 25 points (8/1/1) against VfL in ten games in the top flight. The disaster for the guests, who are stuck in the relegation zone, began after 40 seconds, after Lee’s lightning goal, the Svensson team doubled it up to the 28th minute. After Onisiwo’s 4:0 (57 th ) it got exciting again after a VfL double strike, but Onisiwo eliminated all doubts with his third goal. Bochum gets stuck on the relegation place, Mainz settles from below.
Double Hofmann: Gladbach ends away misery
In the first half of the season, Mönchengladbach couldn’t win a single away game (four draws, four defeats). Hofmann scored twice for effective Gladbachers in the first round and set the ball rolling. The Kraichgauers only hoped for a short time after Bebous connection because Stindl answered quickly and Wolf finally. TSG has now been without a win in eight Bundesliga games (0/2/6) and must look further down.
First Freiburg victory in 2023
Freiburg started in 2023 with just one point from two games, the string eleven has now made up for the three against Augsburg – 3: 1. It was Breisgau’s fifth win against FCA in the last five games. Gregoritsch scored the lead against the former club as in the first leg (4-0), and Höler responded to Berisha’s equalizer with a penalty just 79 seconds later with his first goal of the season. Lienhart ultimately took the tension out of the game late in the game.
