Bundesliga on Sunday
Union wins against Frankfurt – and stays in close contact with BVB and Bayern
Union Berlin’s Rani Khedira lets his teammates celebrate the 1-0
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Will Bayern lose the lead in the table? Three games are scheduled for Sunday in the Bundesliga. Union Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt started things off.
The Sunday games of the 25th Bundesliga matchday at a glance:
1. FC Union Berlin vs. Eintracht Frankfurt 2:0
Three days after the end of the Europa League, 1. FC Union Berlin underlined its Champions League ambitions in the Bundesliga. Coach Urs Fischer’s team won 2-0 (0-0) against Eintracht Frankfurt at their home stadium An der Alten Försterei on Sunday. Rani Khedira in the 53rd minute and Kevin Behrens in the 75th minute scored the goals for the 14th Bundesliga win of the season. Due to the success, the Berliners moved up to third place and are already eight points ahead of Frankfurt in sixth place. Eintracht was eliminated in the Champions League round of 16 in Naples on Wednesday.
This is how it continues on Sunday in the Bundesliga
From 5.30 p.m. Bayer Leverkusen will welcome Bayern Munich. In the event of a defeat for the record champions, the fight for the championship would increase in tension because BVB would remain at the top of the table. At 7.30 p.m. Mainz 05 meets SC Freiburg.
The other results of the 25th Bundesliga matchday
- Borussia Dortmund vs. 1. FC Köln 6:1
- TSG Hoffenheim vs. Hertha BSC 3:1
- VfL Bochum vs. RB Leipzig 1:0
- FC Augsburg vs. FC Schalke 04 1:1
- VfB Stuttgart vs. VfL Wolfsburg 0:1
Borussia Mönchengladbach versus Werder Bremen 2:2
The game reports from Friday and Saturday can be found here.
All results, statistics and the table of the Bundesliga can be found here
