January 28, 2023, 3:42 PM
January 28, 2023, 3:42 PM
Three league games since the World Cup break and three 1-1 draws: Bayern Munich equalized again for that result, this time at home against Eintracht Frankfurt, this Saturday in their game of the 18th round of the Bundesliga, where he saw his advantage reduced again.
Union Berlin, second, had won shortly before 2-0 as a visitor in the derby in the German capital against Hertha, which now makes him approach just one point from first place.
RB Leipzig, who had provisionally placed second on Friday by beating Stuttgart 2-1 (15th), They are third, one point behind Unión Berlin and just two behind Bayern, which adds even more excitement to the fight for the title.
Bayern opened the scoring in front of their fans this Saturdaythanks to a goal in the 34th minute by Leroy Sané, assisted by Thomas Müller.
But in the second half, everything went wrong for the Bavarian giant, who saw how Eintracht equalized in 69 through the young French talent Randal Kolo Muani, who has seven goals and ten assists this season.
Without winning yet in 2023, The situation is worrying at Bayern Munich, which had already drawn 1-1 in their previous Bundesliga matches against Leipzig and Cologne.
It also has no respite in a busy schedule. On Wednesday he travels to Mainz to play the round of 16 of the German Cup and next weekend they will visit Wolfsburg in matchday 19 of the Bundesliga, with the already close perspective of the demanding crossover with Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 of the Champions League, in barely two and a half weeks.
Much more convincing was Union Berlin with their 2-0 derby against Hertha.
The Dutchman Danilho Doekhi (minute 44) and Paul Seguin (67) scored the two goals for Unión Berlin at the Olympiastadion. Seguin’s goal was validated after a consultation in the VAR, in which the referee decided not to award a penalty in favor of Hertha (17th, penultimate) in the preceding action.
Since it resumed in mid-January the Bundesliga after the World Cup break, Unión Berlin has won all three league games it has playedwhich continues to make him a top candidate this season in Germany.
In the rest of the games on Saturday, the victory of Freiburg (4th) 3-1 against Augsburg (14th), stood out. which allowed him to return to the Champions League positions, beating Eintracht by two points, that despite his meritorious tie in Munich he left the ‘Top 4’.
