Robert Lewandowski made a world of difference and continued his sensational Klassiker form as Bayern Munich enjoyed a 3-2 victory at Borussia Dortmund to go top of the Bundesliga.
Lewandowski who had two goals ruled out by VAR netted his 22nd goal against his former side to put Bayern in front three minutes after the break, with a Marco Reus’ close-range effort moments before the break already cancelled out by David Alaba’s deflected free-kick in first-half injury time.
Bayern showed more efficiency in front of goal and that made a huge difference in an end-to-end game as substitute Leroy Sane added a third.
Erling Haaland who had been poor in front of goal all night long wasting a host of chances, finally gave Dortmund hope from a Raphael Guerreiro’s ball to make the score 3-2.
But in a match Borussia Dortmund may have felt they deserved more from, it was their visitors, the Bundesliga champions who took all three points to go top of the Bundesliga.
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Stats and facts from the match
- FC Bayern boasts 27 goals after seven matches, equalling the Bundesliga record set by Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 1973/74 campaign.
- In 31 Bundesliga matches under Hansi Flick, Bayern have scored 102 goals! No other coach has achieved the 100-goal mark so quickly in the German top flight.
- Since the beginning of the 2019/20 season, the Munich team have scored in all 21 of their away games in the Bundesliga – which makes the record champions a real force on foreign soil: FC Bayern have won 13 of the last 14 Bundesliga games on the road, losing only once.
- Since Hansi Flick took over as coach at FC Bayern about a year ago (3 November 2019), no team from Europe’s five major leagues has scored as many goals per competitive match as his team (3.3 per game, or 163 goals in 49 games).
RB Leipzig 3-0 Freiburg: Angelino’s beutiful freekick seals the win
On-loan defender from Premier League side Manchester City, Angelino, scored a superb late free-kick to seal the victory for RB Leipzig, who made it four home wins from four in the Bundesliga this season with a 3-0 triumph over Freiburg.
Julian Nagelsmann’s side were dominant from the blast of the whistle, pinning their visitors back inside their own half as they swarmed forward in numbers.
Shots from Willi Orban and Emil Forsberg both hit the post in quick succession before a Marcel Sabitzer’s cross to the back post was headed into the middle by Nordi Mukiele, and Ibrahima Konate was first to it, sweeping home just his second Bundesliga goal from close range.
Freiburg returned a different side in the second half but just as they were building momentum, they conceded again as Marcel Sabitzer doubled Leipzig’s lead with a ruthless effort from the spot. Angelino added gloss to the scoreline with a superb free-kick in the last minute to keep Leipzig in the hunt near the top of the table.
Stats and facts from the match
- Angelino is Leipzig’s top scorer this term with five goals in all competitions, including three in the Bundesliga.
- Nagelsmann’s side have hit the woodwork six times already this season, a league high.
- Konate’s goal was just his second in his 54th Bundesliga outing.
- Mukiele grabbed an assist in to mark his 50th appearance in Germany’s top flight.
- Forsberg made his 100th Bundesliga appearance for the club who were only promoted to the top flight in 2016.
- Leipzig have converted all of their last 14 penalties in all competitions, nine of which have been in the Bundesliga.
Bundesliga Table after Saturday Matchday 7 games
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 18 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 4 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | M’gladbach | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Stuttgart | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | FC Augsburg | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Wolfsburg | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Hertha Berlin | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Hoffenheim | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | SC Freiburg | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 6 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 4 |
| 16 | Cologne | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 3 |
| 17 | Schalke | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 3 |
| 18 | Mainz | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 1 |
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