Who played against whom and how?
Which game couldn’t you miss?
Mainz against Bayern. The result was no surprise, Bayern have now lost four of their last five Bundesliga games in Mainz. Interesting how badly the Munich team played. Tiredly, they passed the ball from left to right and right to left. They didn’t shoot on goal. Jamal Musiala’s most striking action: when he angrily kicked the ball away at the half-time whistle. He wasn’t even dangerous with his head. Harry Kane sat bundled up in the stands. Without him, Bayern seem harmless.
The Mainz team did everything right within their means. The longer the game went on, the more they dragged Bayern down to their level. In the end, both teams bolted the ball to each other’s bodies as if they were playing Brennball with their feet. Thomas Müller only had to look in the direction of the ball and he already had Stefan Bell’s elbow in the small of his back. Bayern’s defense collected assists for Mainz’s goals. Eric Dier fell around and Kim Min Jae headed past the ball. A few weeks ago, Uli Hoeneß guaranteed the championship. This promise is shaky. Bayern are only four points ahead of Leverkusen. There is tension again in the championship fight.
Which game could you have missed with a clear conscience?
Dortmund against Hoffenheim. Nico Schlotterbeck played from start to finish, even though he had badly sprained his ankle and injured a ligament against Barça four days ago. Afterwards, Schlotterbeck said: “That was one of our worst games, incredibly bad.” The low point was Serhou Guirassy’s swallow. Referee Harm Osmers initially even gave a penalty, which, according to the videos, he quickly took back. Ex-Dortmund player Jacob Bruun Larsen scored the equalizer in stoppage time.
Who was in the spotlight?
Mattias Svanberg, the Wolfsburg midfielder, and his overhead kick goal against Freiburg. This attitude, no deductions in the B grade! Even better was the snapping sound the ball made as it fizzed into the net. The
Sports show thankfully showed the hit at least seven times in a row, from left, right, up, down. And every time with this tone. The Freiburg team didn’t make it particularly difficult for Svanberg, he scored from close range and no opposing player interfered. In general, Wolfsburg emerged as narrow winners in the competition to see who defended standards worse. They lost a wild game 2:3. The fact that these two teams are playing for the European Cup places leaves questions.