2024-03-31T20:00:00Z
Last minute Leverkusen remains undefeated, BVB wins the classic and VfB experiences a wild 3:3 in their 1000th Bundesliga game. The topics of the 27th matchday.
1) Victory of morale brings Leverkusen closer to the cup
It has been a long time since Bayer 04 Leverkusen came as close to a defeat as they did against Hoffenheim on Saturday afternoon. Until the 87th minute, coach Xabi Alonso’s team, who had sent a signal with his commitment before the 27th matchday, were 0-1 behind. The Rhinelanders had been chasing the deficit for more than 50 minutes after Maximilian Beier’s goal in the 33rd minute. TSG keeper Oliver Baumann and a lack of luck at the end prevented an earlier equalizer. It wasn’t until the 34th shot on goal that the time had come: Robert Andrich made it 1-1 for the league leaders in the 88th minute.
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“I never doubted today that we would at least score a goal. Someone has to slip in at some point,” said new national player Andrich, beaming with joy after the final whistle. Of course, Leverkusen were not satisfied with the draw and won this game like a worthy champion. “Then we stay on the gas, then we stay on it. Then we still want the win. It’s just awesome,” added Andrich, who couldn’t keep the grin off his face.
Leverkusen dismantled their opponents step by step and were rewarded for their immense effort with Patrik Schick’s 2-1 winning goal. Now there is the 23rd win of the season (eighth win in a row), the 39th unbeaten competitive game in a row and the points 71, 72 and 73, with which the Werkself equaled the club record from the 1999/00 season just seven game days before the end of the season. At that time, the result, tied on points with Bayern, was only enough to finish as runner-up. After this mentally valuable three-pointer, nothing seems to be able to stop Bayer 04. Four wins are still missing for Vizekusen to become Meisterkusen.
2) BVB ends their classic dry spell
Borussia Dortmund has finally won another classic at FC Bayern Munich! After a ten-year break, BVB defeated the record champions away from home for the first time, most recently in April 2014. The 2-0 win against Bayern is Borussia Dortmund’s fourth Bundesliga win in a row – BVB even won the Champions League in between. Second leg against PSV Eindhoven. In general, Borussia only lost one game in the 2024 calendar year. But winning the classic is something very special. “It’s balm for the soul and extremely important,” summed up Julian Brandt, who provided the 1-0 assist, after the game. “It was very important for us and also for the fans,” agreed goal scorer Karim Adeyemi with his provider.
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“We are extremely happy with the performance, it was a deserved victory,” said coach Edin Terzić, praising his team’s performance. “We worked hard for this. We can build on that,” he said, but also looked directly to the future. Big tasks await Borussia in the season finale. “We know what to expect in the next few weeks,” agrees Brandt.
For this matchday, BVB was able to defend its place in the Champions League – with surprise team Stuttgart (28th matchday), leaders Leverkusen (30th matchday) and the direct CL competitor Leipzig (31st matchday), real hits await BVB – and Then everything is at stake in the Champions League, in which Dortmund have to play against Atlético Madrid in the quarter-finals. It is important to use the classic victory as an initial spark to achieve the maximum possible in the season finale.
3) Spectacle in the 1000th Bundesliga game for VfB
Although VfB Stuttgart narrowly missed out on early qualification for international competition, they offered the 60,000 spectators a real spectacle for the first time in the 1,000th Bundesliga game in the newly modernized MHPArena. The score was 3:3 after a total of 98 grueling minutes in the Swabian derby against 1. FC Heidenheim 1846, with the home team narrowly missing defeat. Deniz Undav saved Stuttgart a point with a last-minute goal.
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The newly crowned German international and his congenial strike partner Serhou Guirassy once again left their mark on the game after the man from Guinea had already scored in the first half. Together they now have 38 goals this season, making them the best VfB duo in the club’s history. In the 1985/86 season, Karl Allgöwer (21 goals) and Jürgen Klinsmann (16) were successful together “only” 37 times. Guirassy also scored 1-0 for the eighth time in the current season and drew level with the previous VfB record holder Mario Gomez in this category.
The conclusion after the draw against the newcomer from the immediate neighborhood was still mixed. After the interim 2-0 lead, Stuttgart’s head coach Sebastian Hoeneß would of course have liked to see a more confident final phase and secure the three points, but he was also proud of his team’s reaction after the 2:3. “I would like to acknowledge to my young team how outstandingly we came back at the end. The point is extremely important for morale and the table constellation. We will take it with us and learn from it,” said the 41-year-old.
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4) Successful start to Streich’s farewell tour
The farewell tour has begun – and his players couldn’t have started it better. After twelve years as head coach of the Freiburg sports club, coach Christian Streich will end his career in Breisgau in the summer. Streich announced his departure eight Bundesliga games before the end of the season. Eight games in which Freiburg can still reach the European Cup places – and in which the players want to give their boss everything again. “It’s about making the last few weeks as nice as possible for him. We all know that the best way to do that is to win,” said Michael Gregoritsch after game one of the Farewell Tour.
The Austrian had done his part to ensure that the start towards retirement went smoothly. With his early 1-0, the striker put Freiburg on the right track to an ultimately deserved 3-0 win at Borussia Mönchengladbach, the biggest win for SC this season. After a less good series – the Breisgauers had only won one of the last eight games – the final spurt towards the European Cup has begun. “Mr Streich deserves respect for doing this job for twelve years,” said Gregoritsch.
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Especially since he still does it very well. “It’s a very special time to be able to work with him. I learned so much from him,” said Merlin Röhl, himself the scorer in the 2-0 win, sending a message of thanks to his coach. The chances for Europe have increased again. But the soon-to-be retiree doesn’t want to think about that. “Now we’re playing against Leipzig, that’s all. And then comes the next game,” said Streich, modestly until the end.
5) Wolfsburg’s negative run ends under Hasenhüttl
After an absence from the Bundesliga of almost four years, Ralph Hasenhüttl had a perfect debut at VfL Wolfsburg and put an end to Lower Saxony’s negative run of eleven games without a win (six draws and five defeats). At SV Werder Bremen, goals from Maxence Lacroix (45th + 4) and Lovro Majer (84th) were enough for the Wolves. VfL last won 1-0 at SV Darmstadt 98 shortly before Christmas, and Wolfsburg got back on track at Easter.
“The series was frightening. But we are satisfied that we have ended it. The boys were greedy and aggressive,” said a relieved VfL sports director Sebastian Schindzielorz after the final whistle on “Sky” and is likely to be confident in his decision to give up the 56-year-old. The fact that we have brought in the year-old Austrian as our new coach has been confirmed. Hasenhüttl himself spoke of a “deserved victory” and hopes for a positive push: “It was important today that the boys lose the burden of not having won for a long time. That was mostly successful.”
The Lower Saxony team remains in 14th place in the table thanks to their seventh win of the season, but they have extended their lead and are level on points with their upcoming opponents Borussia Mönchengladbach. However, Hasenhüttl will have to rebuild his team against the Fohlen, after all Lacroix was shown a red card against the Hanseatic League, who were already outnumbered, due to an emergency stop (76th).
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