After Dortmund versus Mainz, which opened the 22nd round of the Bundesliga, Saturday (14) began with the traditional five simultaneous matches.
There were several comfortable victories, including a special milestone for a top scorer and the end of a long drought.
But there was also a comeback from a team fighting against relegation.
Check out the highlights and best moments from the matches below.
Frankfurt 3 x 0 Mönchengladbach
This was only the sixth time this season—in all competitions—that Eintracht Frankfurt kept a clean sheet.
The victory over Gladbach came with goals from Brown (24′), Amaimouni (34′), and Knauff (75′).
Ending a nine-game winless streak. Or two months without celebrating.
Eintracht reached 31 points and is now in seventh place. They left their rivals with 22 points, in 12th place.
Hamburg 3 x 2 Union Berlin
Playing in front of their fans at the Volksparkstadion, Hamburg secured a great result.
Union took the lead with Querfeld converting a penalty (28′).
But Konigsdorffer (35′) and Capaldo (47′) secured the comeback still in the first half.
Konigsdorffer (82′) extended the lead in the second half.
The capital team didn’t give up and scored with Ilic (89′), but the victory went to the Dinosaurs.
Hamburg moved up to 25 points, opening a six-point gap over the current 16th place.
They surpassed Union, for example, by having a superior goal difference.
Leverkusen 4 x 0 St. Pauli
Quansah (13′), Schick (14′), Tapsoba (52′), and Poku (78′) secured Leverkusen’s comfortable win.
St. Pauli was aggressive when they had the ball, but didn’t manage a single shot on target against Blaswich.
The 2023/2024 German champions reached 39 points, surpassing Leipzig and Stuttgart—who are yet to play. They are currently in fourth place.
Meanwhile, St. Pauli remains on 17 points and in second-to-last place.
Hoffenheim 3 x 0 Freiburg
Hoffenheim bounced back from their defeat in the last round with an authoritative win.
They dominated from the start, but the goals only came in the second half thanks to Asllani (46′), Kabak (51′), and Gendrey (95′).
Hoffe reached 45 points, staying strong in third place. Freiburg remains on 30 points, in eighth.
Werder Bremen 0 x 3 Bayern
Dortmund was three points behind after beating Mainz on Friday.
But Bayern regained a comfortable lead at the top by winning away, with Kane reaching 500 career goals.
Kane opened the scoring at 22 minutes after Lynen fouled Karl in the box.
The goal was only confirmed via VAR after he celebrated in the middle of the rival defense.
And the Englishman’s 500th goal came three minutes later—with freedom and precision.
Bayern returned for the second half without Neuer in goal—there was no confirmation of a possible injury.
Bremen even tried to react, and Urbig had to work.
But it was Kompany’s team who extended the lead.
Soon after coming off the bench, Musiala and Davies combined for Goretzka’s goal (70′).
Leaders Bayern moved up to 57 points, keeping Werder on 19 and in the position to play the playoff against the third-placed team from the 2.Bundesliga.
What’s coming up 📅
Saturday will still have one more match starting at 2:30 PM (Brasília time):
Meanwhile, Sunday (15) will have the last two matches of the round:
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
