Bayern lead the table for now - BVB lose again
FC Bayern have taken the lead in the Bundesliga table, at least for one night. The record champions won 4:2 (2:0) against newly promoted 1. FC Heidenheim thanks to further goals from Harry Kane. However, Bayer Leverkusen can overtake Munich again on Sunday.
Third-placed VfB Stuttgart celebrated a 2:1 (1:1) win over Borussia Dortmund with Serhou Guirassy scoring on his comeback. BVB already have eight points fewer than Bayern.
TSG Hoffenheim remained within reach of the top flight with a 1:1 (1:0) draw at FC Augsburg. In the battle against relegation, FSV Mainz 05 were held to a 0-0 draw at Darmstadt 98, but still occupy 16th place behind the Lilies, at least until Sunday evening. In the evening (18:30/Sky), VfL Bochum will face 1. FC Köln.
Kane on target again
Kane (14) put Bayern ahead with a shot on the turn and scored his 17th goal of the season before the break (44). The Englishman has now scored more goals than last season's top scorers Niclas Füllkrug and Christopher Nkunku.
Bayern had little trouble against the newly promoted side, but in the second half Tim Kleindienst (67) and Jan-Niklas Beste (70) equalized after a mistake by Min-jae Kim. Raphaël Guerreiro (72') put Bayern back in front shortly afterwards. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (85) decided the game.
Hummels substituted with an injury
In Stuttgart, BVB goalkeeper Gregor Kobel pulled Deniz Undav off his feet in the penalty area early in the game. However, Kobel easily saved Chris Führich's weakly taken penalty (11'). Nevertheless, VfB were clearly better in the game. Dortmund also had to do without Mats Hummels, who was visibly struggling, from the 28th minute onwards, with Ramy Bensebaini coming on in his place.
Nevertheless, BVB scored the first goal: Füllkrug (36') put the visitors ahead. Undav (42) scored a deserved equalizer shortly before the break. After Kobel's second serious foul, this time on Silas Katompa Mvumpa, Guirassy (83) took the penalty to take the lead.
Match briefly interrupted in Augsburg
TSG took the lead through Wout Weghorst, who scored with his head in the 23rd minute. Ermedin Demirović (53) gave the home fans cause for celebration when he equalized. The 25-year-old scored with a slightly deflected shot from the edge of the box after a good individual performance. The match had to be briefly interrupted in the 58th minute due to a firework being set off in the fan block and one fan was treated.
In Darmstadt, both teams struggled to build up pressure in front of goal. The fans saw practically no scoring chances in the first half - but they did see some in the briefly entertaining final phase.
Following their victory, FC Bayern continues to hold the lead in the Bundesliga, with a narrow gap allowing Bayer Leverkusen to potentially overtake them on Sunday. Despite a strong performance from Borussia Dortmund in their match against VfB Stuttgart, they fell short, with Serhou Guirassy scoring the decisive goal.
Source: www.dpa.com
