He got another win (3-2) on her Bayern and set fire to the title battle n Gladbach! Daniel Farke’s side made the most of it expulsion of Upamecanos in the 8th minute of the match and reached another great result against the Bavarians.
Now, the Berlin Union and Dortmund they have a huge chance to claim the title in equal measure (at -2 and -3 respectively, with less matches. At -3 and same games as Freiburg), with the Berliners even having the possibility to find alone first if they beat Schalke tomorrow.
A few minutes after the red card received by the French central defender, the “colts” were lucky to open the scoring in the 13th minute, with Hoffmann finding Stiddle and he with a wonderful dribble shot sending it into Sommer’s corner for 1- 0. In the 35th minute, Tsoupo Moting leveled the match, beating the home goalkeeper from close range, with both teams going into the break tied (1-1). The second half belonged entirely to Gladbach. In the 55th minute, Hoffman took advantage of Plea’s excellent energy and sent the ball into the undefended goal for 2-1. In the 84th minute, Turam found himself in front of Sommer and with a great finish, he made it 3-1. The only thing that changed until the end of the match, was the score, with Bayern reducing with Tell, after Davies’ assist.
He impressively passed Wolfsburg and stayed close to the four Leipzig (0-3). The “bulls” faced no problem against Niko Kovac’s side and were held to -1 by Freiburg. The dance of goals was opened by Forsberg in the 13th minute, with Laimer in the 85th minute doubling his team’s goals and sealing the victory. Sobozlai put the icing on the cake at 90’+2′ with a beautiful spot.
Christian Streich’s team also had an easy task at home in Bochum, winning 2-0 with goals from Gregorić (39′) and Holler (45′).
He took a breather against Cologne Stuttgart of Mavropanou-Kastanara (3-0). Diaz (9′), Sosa (59′) and Koulibaly (74′) were the scorers for Bruno Lambia’s side, who climbed to 19 points, level with Bochum and Hoffenheim, with the former in danger zone.
The rating:
The schedule for the 21st matchday:
Friday (17/02)
Augsburg-Hoffenheim 1-0
(88′ Jensen)
Saturday (18/02)
Gladbach-Bayern Munich 3-2
(13′ Stiedl, 55′ Hoffman, 84′ Thuram – 35′ Tsuppo-Moting, 90’+3′ Final)
Wolfsburg-Leipzig 0-3
(14′ Forsberg, 85′ Leimer, 90’+2′ Somboslai)
Bochum-Freiburg 0-2
(39′ Gregoric, 51′ Holler)
Stuttgart-Cologne 3-0
(9′ Dias, 59′ Sosa, 74′ Koulibaly)
Eintracht Frankfurt-Werder Bremen (19:30)
Sunday (19/02)
Union Berlin-Salke (16:30)
Dortmund-Hertha Berlin (18:30)
Leverkusen-Mainz (20:30)
The schedule for the next (22nd) matchday:
Friday (24/02)
Mainz-Glandbach (21:30)
Saturday (25/02)
Leipzig-Eintracht Frankfurt (16:30)
Cologne-Wolfsburg (16:30)
Hoffenheim-Dortmund (16:30)
Hertha Berlin-Augsburg (16:30)
Werder Bremen-Bochum (16:30)
Schalke-Stuttgart (19:30)
Sunday (26/02)
Freiburg-Leverkusen (16:30)
Bayern Munich-Union Berlin (18:30)
Source: Sport Fm
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