Dortmund go four points clear as Bayern held

By Daily Sports on November 4, 2018

Bayern Munich leaked a late equaliser in Saturday’s 1-1 home draw to Freiburg to leave them four points adrift of Borussia Dortmund before next weekend's Bundesliga showdown.

Having laboured to a 2-1 win at fourth-tier part-timers Roedinghausen in the German Cup on Tuesday, Bayern struggled again at the Allianz Arena – exactly a week before they face leaders Dortmund away in a top-of-the-table clash.

“It’s been weeks now that we’ve not been showing our best football, and when this happens, things don't come as easily as usual,” admitted Bayern captain Manuel Neuer.

This was the first time Freiburg have left Munich with a point since 1997.

Bayern’s star-studded attack needed 80 minutes to break the deadlock when Serge Gnabry dribbled through the defence and struck his shot low into the bottom right-hand corner.

However, Freiburg showed heart when Lucas Hoeler got in between Bayern's burly centre-backs Niklas Suele and Jerome Boateng to equalise on 89 minutes and leave Munich head coach Niko Kovac shaking his head in frustration.

“Things would have been much easier if 'Lewy' (Robert Lewandowski) had put his chance away,” said Kovac after Lewandowski wasted several chances.

“The second half was hectic, we’re disappointed.”

There could be more bad news coming for Kovac as Borussia Moenchengladbach can leap-frog Bayern into second by beating strugglers Fortuna Duesseldorf at home on Sunday.

Dortmund restored their four-point lead over Bayern with a 1-0 win at Wolfsburg as club captain Marco Reus headed their first-half winner.

Injuries to Lukasz Piszczek and Marcel Schmelzer meant Dortmund had to reshuffle their defence and struggled to finish their chances.

England winger Jadon Sancho, 18, who has already set up six league goals this season, fired in another superb cross from the left wing which Thomas Delaney headed back towards Reus, who steered the ball inside the post with his head on 28 minutes.

It was Dortmund’s 30th goal in just their 10th league game, but was a far from polished performance from the leaders.

Dortmund striker Paco Alcacer, in his first game back after injury, failed to add to his tally after scoring seven goals in his first four Bundesliga games. (SuperSport)

•Photo shows Borrusia Dortmund players

Source Daily Sports

Posted November 4, 2018


 

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