Thursday, September 24, 2015

Bayern on top, Dortmund drop first points

Robert Lewandowski
Dortmund dropped their first  Bundesliga points of the season on Wednesday as their 1-1 draw at Hoffenheim left Bayern Munich two-points clear at the top.

Dortmund had their 11-match winning run ended as they failed to match the Bavarians' six straight wins, giving Pep Guardiola's side a psychological advantage for the Dortmund-Bayern clash in Munich on Sunday week.

Second-placed Dortmund found themselves 1-0 down at Hoffenheim when Germany international Sebastian Rudy netted just before the break.

Midfielder Gonzalo Castro chested down Mats Hummels pass and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stabbed home his seventh goal in six league games on 55 minutes.


It means the Gabon winger has scored in each of his first six league games this season to set a new Bundesliga record.

Despite holding Dortmund, Hoffenheim are second from bottom of the table with just two points from two draws.

" Ex-Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez scored his first goal in the Bundesliga with the winner for his new club Bayer Leverkusen to seal their 1-0 win over Mainz.

Having already scored for Leverkusen in the Champions League, 'Chicharito' produced a superb solo effort with a darting run before showing clinical finishing on 69 minutes.

Schalke are third after Cameroon centre-back Joel Matip headed home from a corner, then Leroy Sane scored late on, his second in as games, to seal their 2-0 home victory against Eintracht Frankfurt, fortheir third consecutive win.

Borussia Moenchengladbach climbed off the bottom of the league with their first win after five straight defeats with a 4-2 victory over Augsburg under caretaker coach Andre Schubert, following Lucien Favre's shock resignation.

'Gladbach, who host Manchester City next Wednesday in the Champions League, raced into 4-0 lead after just 20 minutes with goals by Fabian Johnson, Lars Stindl, Granit Xhaka and teenager Mahmoud Dahoud, who scored his first goal for the club on only his seventh appearance.

Augsburg hit back when Paul Verhaegh converted two second-half penalties, but 'Gladbach held on and are now 16th.

Source. supersport.com

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