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Saturday (17) in the Bundesliga began with the traditional five simultaneous matches at 11:30 AM (Brasília time).
Highlight on Borussia Dortmund, who faced the bottom-placed St. Pauli at Signal Iduna Park. And they almost got into trouble.
There was also a win for one of the surprises of the current German league season and more.
Check below for what happened in the matches and the updated standings.
Dortmund 3 x 2 St. Pauli
BVB had the expected greater possession already in the 1st half. But there was a catch: a lack of inspiration to overcome a well-organized opponent without the ball.
And St. Pauli, despite their well-known technical difficulties, even posed real danger.
It was up to Adeyemi, who had been trying, to make a good play down the right for Brandt to finish at 46'.
Brandt would make the difference for Dortmund's second. His pass to Fábio Silva, who set up Adeyemi (54').
St. Pauli didn’t give up. And pulled one back thanks to Sands, who rose unmarked to score (62').
Against an opponent who could no longer be effective, the persistent St. Pauli equalized after another Smith set piece. Jones, striking beautifully first-time, beat Kobel (72').
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Niko Kovac’s team pressed in the final minutes. And what would have been a foul by Jones just outside the box turned into a penalty after VAR intervention.
Emre Can didn’t waste the penalty at 50'.
Second-placed Dortmund reached 39 points, leaving their rival with 12 and in last place.
Hamburg 0 x 0 Mönchengladbach
No goals at the Volksparkstadion despite the dominance and heavy pressure from the Dinosaurs.
Hamburg had a total of 26 shots – 12 of them on target.
But they lacked finishing ability.
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Gladbach couldn’t even threaten Heuer Fernandes.
The draw took Hamburg to 17 points. And extended their winless streak to four matches. They are 14th. Gladbach reached 20 points, sitting in 11th.
Hoffenheim 1 x 0 Leverkusen
Playing in front of their fans, Hoffenheim secured a great result by beating Leverkusen.
Burger, just nine minutes in, scored the only goal of the match.
Leverkusen did try. But their greater possession wasn’t enough.
Hoffe created more chances. They just lacked the finishing for a more comfortable scoreline.
The win took Kramaric & Co. to 33 points and now third place.
Leverkusen remain on 29 and in sixth.
Cologne 2 x 1 Mainz
Being at home didn’t seem to make a difference for Cologne.
Bell put Mainz ahead (29'). The Billy Goats managed to equalize thanks to Ache, who scored at 57'.
Then Ache struck again (85').
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Ending a run of eight matches without a win.
Cologne reached 20 points. They are currently tenth.
Mainz – who came in unbeaten in four – remain on 12 and stay second from bottom.
Wolfsburg 1 x 1 Heidenheim
Playing away from home, Heidenheim were about to end a four-game winless streak.
Wolfsburg controlled the action at the Volkswagen Arena, but it was Beck (46') who put the visitors ahead.
The response only came at 80', with Jenz.
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The Wolves are now on 19 points – in 12th. Heidenheim reached 13. They are 16th.
Check out the updated Bundesliga table here.
Saturday will still feature Leipzig vs Bayern, the big match of the round, starting at 2:30 PM (Brasília time).
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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