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Bayern star Robert Lewandowski against Cologne
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FC Bayern has maintained its lead in the Bundesliga.
On matchday 19, coach Julian Nagelsmann's team won 4-0 (2-0) at 1. FC Köln.
This leaves Munich six points ahead of Borussia Dortmund, who beat SC Freiburg 5-1 on Friday evening.
The personnel situation in Munich had eased somewhat after the many corona failures before the defeat against Borussia Mönchengladbach (1: 2), including Manuel Neuer who was back in goal after his corona infection.
However, the record champions will have to do without Alphonso Davies for a long time, as he developed heart muscle inflammation after his corona case.
The game started with an early goal from Robert Lewandowski after a pass from Thomas Müller (9th minute).
Even after that, Munich remained the stronger team, the result was Corentin Tolisso's 2-0 lead in the 25th minute, with Müller again providing the preliminary work.
An interim goal by Mark Uth could have created excitement again, but the goal didn't count due to an offside position (31').
For once, Müller was not involved in the third goal: Leroy Sané pushed the ball through the alley to Lewandowski and he executed it (62nd).
The 4-0 was also the result of this cooperation, Sané presented again, Lewandowski scored again (74th).
It was the 300th Bundesliga goal for the 33-year-old – only Gerd Müller has scored more than the Pole with 365 goals.
Leipzig was able to celebrate after just eleven minutes thanks to a penalty by André Silva – and then RB almost stopped attacking.
VfB was the more active side, but, like last week's 0-0 draw against Fürth, too harmless.
Leipzig ended all VfB hopes with a fantastic counterattack: Christopher Nkunku marched away after a pass from Benjamin Henrichs and made everything clear in the 70th minute.
Leipzig is seventh with 28 points, Stuttgart (18 points) could still slip to the relegation place.
Hoffenheim's Ihlas Bebou was already in top form last week with two goals against Augsburg, now, in Berlin, a cross from the 27-year-old put the TSG ahead.
Union defender Timo Baumgartl unhappily headed a cross from Bebou into his own goal (16').
The next headed goal a little later: Andreas Voglsammer equalized (22'), but this goal could still be counted as an own goal - TSG goalkeeper Oliver Baumann maneuvered the ball over the line with his back. No own goal, but another header made it 2-1: Grischa Prömel – who had already scored twice against Leverkusen – ensured Berlin's victory from close range (74'). Union jumps to fourth place and is level on points with Hoffenheim.
VfL Wolfsburg had recently lost eight competitive games under coach Florian Kohfeldt, and opponents Hertha BSC are still waiting for a stronger phase this season.
Nevertheless, a courageous game developed at first, in which both teams appeared in front of the gates.
Alone: there were no hits.
In the second half, the level dropped by the minute and it consequently ended goalless.
As a result, both teams remain in the bottom third of the table.
Wolfsburg coach Kohfeldt has been waiting for a win since November 6th.
Hardly anything happened in the duel between Mainz and Bochum for a good half hour, then suddenly VfL had a great opportunity: Steffen Bell had caused a penalty with a foul on Sebastian Polter, Polter then went from the point himself - and failed with an unplaced low shot Robin Zentner (32nd).
The second half began more eventfully: three minutes after the restart, Jeremiah St. Juste scored to make it 1-0 (48'), Mainz had just created a big chance through Jonathan Burkardt.
Mainz is ahead in the table (27 points), Bochum is eleventh (23).
All game days and results, the table: You can find an overview of the Bundesliga here.
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