Unstoppable Leverkusen, remained at the top – Wins for Freiburg, Leipzig and Eintracht

On to the next one… Leverkusen beat Wolfsburg 2-1 at home, winning 2-1 and staying at the top of the Bundesliga. Olympiakos’ rival in the Europa League groups, Freiburg, defeated Bochum (2-1) with an upset, while Leipzig left Darmstadt with a “double” and Eintracht Frankfurt (PAOK’s opponent in the Conference) from Hoffenheim .

The team made by o Xabi Alonso, with Fribong opening the scoring in the 13th minute, while Lacroix tied the game in the 41st minute. The Dutch international ace served in the 62nd minute for Grimaldo, who tipped the scales in favor of the visitors.

He overthrew the resistance of Bochum n Freiburg, winning 2-1 and staying in the top six. The visitors fell behind in the 15th minute thanks to a goal from Paciencia. Eleven minutes later, Doan equalized for the visitors, while the full recovery was made before the break, with Griffos sending the ball into the net from the penalty spot.

Eintracht was awakened by the quick goal conceded in the 3rd minute at the Hoffenheim stadium, by Bayer, making a comeback before the break. Marmus answered in the 11th minute, with Knauf (23′) and Skiri (45′) making it the absolute boss of the match.

More comfortable was the victory of Leipzig, which “cleaned” Darmstadt 3-1 and maintained -5 from the top. Before a minute of action, Opeda headed the ball into the net, with Forsberg laying the foundations for his side’s victory in the 24th minute, making it 2-0. Kembe reduced in the 32nd minute for the home team, but Opeda actually brought a breather from the “three points” for the visitors in the 72nd minute.

Stuttgart blew away Berlin, beating Union 3-0. Usual suspect Girassi opened the scoring in the 16th minute and showed his team the way, while Mbumba in the 81st minute effectively sealed victory for Hennes’ side, with Udev writing the epilogue of the match.

The program of the 8th game

Friday (20/10)

Dortmund-Werder Bremen 1-0

(67′ Brad)

Saturday (21/10)

Union Berlin-Stuttgart 0-3

(16′ Girassi, 81′ Silas, 88′ Udev)

Freiburg-Bochum 2-1

(26′ Doan, 45+2′ pen. Grifo – 15′ Paciencia)

Wolfsburg-Leverkusen 1-2

(41′ Lacroix – 13′ Fribong, 62′ Grimaldo)

Hoffenheim-Eintracht Frankfurt 1-3

(3′ Bayer / 11′ Marmus, 23′ Knauf, 45+3′ Skiri)

Darmstadt-Leipzig 1-3

(32′ pen. Kempe – 1′, 72′ Openda, 24′ Forsberg)

Mainz-Bayern Munich (19:30)

Sunday (22/10)

Cologne-Glandbach (16:30)

Heidenheim-Augsburg (18:30)

The schedule for the next (9th) matchday

Friday (27/10)

Bochum-Mainz (21:30)



Saturday (28/10)

Bayern Munich-Darmstadt (16:30)

Gladbach-Heidenheim (16:30)

Werder Bremen-Union Berlin (16:30)

Augsburg-Wolfsburg (16:30)

Stuttgart-Hoffenheim (16:30)

Leipzig-Cologne (19:30)

Sunday (29/10)

Eintracht Frankfurt-Dortmund (16:30)

Leverkusen-Freiburg (18:30)