BERLIN (AP) – Borussia Dortmund needed replacements to sink him into a 1-0 win over Hoffenheim, while Bayern Munich did not have as much difficulty fighting for the Bundesliga goal on Saturday.
Bayern beat Arminia Bielefeld 4-1 in what looked like a practice match, making sure their record for not losing to an ascended team since 2010 continues at least until 28 November, when Stuttgart is the next challenge.
Thomas and Robert Lewandowski scored twice for Bayern, the latter completing their scoring feat against the division’s 18 groups. The Polish star’s goals against Bayern for the past dortmund club helped convince the Bavarian force to point him in. 2014.
Japanese striker Ritsu Doan released one for Arminia while Bayern were comfortable with part of an hour to play.
The house team applauded the 76 when Corentin Tolisso ejected for knocking out Fabián Klos as his last defender, and the French midfielder put him in a thankless position after a failed pass from Javi Martinez.
But Bayern’s superiority was never in doubt and Hansi Flick’s team achieved their third win in four league games.
DORTMUND DIG DEEPLY
Dortmund had won any of their last five games with Hoffenheim, but Erling Haaland ran with a ball directed by midfield and kept his composure in front of the Hoffenheim goalkeeper before crossing generously to give Marco Reus a touch at 76.
It’s an unresealed game for visitors, the first of seven games in 21 days, adding Tuesday’s opening Champions League match in Lazio and next week’s Ruhr derby against Schalke.
Coach Lucien Favre decided to keep Haaland, Reus, Jude Bellingham and Raphael Guerreiro on the bench at first, and it was the house team that had the most productive possibility at first thanks to Mijat Gacinovic.
Gio Reyna and Thomas Meunier approached Dortmund in the first half, the latter hitting the crossbar at 37, before Sebastian Rudy ruined a chance for Hoffenheim.
Favre brought Reus and Haaland for the useless Jadon Sancho and Julian Brandt in ’64, then Bellingham and Guerreiro in ’75. Haaland created Reus for the winner a minute later. Five alternates are allowed in the Bundesliga.
CONCERNS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
Hoffenheim played without Andrej Kramaric and Kasim Adams after testing positive for coronavirus after returning from outer service, while Pavel Kaderabek quarantined for the result of a circle of member relatives.
Dortmund manuel Akanji’s defence is quarantined after positive.
“I think we have to be very careful. It’s dangerous. There will be more cases,” Favre said after the game. “We have to stay to play as long as we can. “
Previously, Leipzig said midfielder Amadou Haidara tested for the virus.
The German Center for Disease Control, the Robert Koch Institute, on Saturday reported a record 7,830 new ones recorded in the last 24 hours.
POULSEN’S INCREDIBLE GOAL
Yussuf Poulsen scored a contfinisher for the purpose of the season for Leipzig to finish Augsburg’s best start with a 2-0 win. Dani Olmo sent the ball and Poulsen connected with a volley to pass the ball over the goalkeeper and inside the far pole.
Freiburg and Werder Bremen tied 1-1, Hertha Berlin lost 2-0 at home to promoted Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen won in Mainz 1-0 in the fourth loss of the home team in four games.
Borussia Monchengladbach will later receive Wolfsburg.
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