German Bundesliga – Round Seventeen

Top Four :

1. Bayern Munich
2. RB Leipzig
3. Hoffenheim
4. Borussia Dortmund

Bottom Four:

15.  Werder Bremen
16.  Hamburger SV
17.  Ingolstadt
18.  Darmstadt

January 20, 2017

Freiburg                               1-2                           Bayern Munich

Janik Haberer 4’                                                  Robert Lewandowski 35’ 90’+1’

The defending champions and current league leaders didn’t have much to afford dropping points away at Freiburg.

On the return of the German Bundesliga, Robert Lewandowski was the hero for Bayern Munich. Lewandowski scored a brace – a leveler and a late winner.

January 21, 2017

Schalke 04                                                  1-0                       Ingolstadt

Guido Burgstaller 90’+2’

A late goal ensured that Schalke returned to Bundesliga with a victory.  Despite their positions on the league table, this was a well-contested affair.

Wolfsburg                                            1-0                             Hamburger SV

Mario Gomez 83’

Wolfsburg dominance paid off late against Hamburger SV.  Mario Gomez scored late to move Wolfsburg further six points away from the drop zone.

Augsburg                                              0-2                            Hoffenheim

                                                                                                 Sandro Wagner 47’

                                                                                                 Andrej Kramaric 64’

Hoffenheim remains the only team yet to be beaten in the 2016/17 Bundesliga season.  An away victory over Augsburg extended this run.

Up next for Hoffenheim is and away match against RB Leipzig.

Werder Bremen                                      1-2                           Borussia Dortmund

Fin Bartels 59’                                                                         Andre Schurrle 5’

                                                                                                  Łukasz Piszczek 71’

Borussia Dortmund didn’t need Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to get an away victory over a 10-man Werder Bremen side.

The victory keeps Dortmund at twelve points behind Bayern Munich.

Darmstadt                                              0-0                          Borussia Monchengladbach

Bottom table Darmstadt was able to hold Borussia Monchengladbach to a goalless draw.

RB Leipzig                                              3-0                           Eintracht Frankfurt

Marvin Compper 6’

Timo Werner 45+4

Jesus Vallejo 67’(o.g)

With Bayern Munich getting a victory from their match a day before, the only good result for RB Leipzig was a victory.  And they did just that.

A dominant performance from RB Leipzig gave the team a result that opened a 10-point gap between them and Eintracht Frankfurt.

January  22, 2017

Bayer Leverkusen                           3-1                          Hertha Berlin

Omar Toprak 12’                                                               Valentin Stocker 44’

Hakan Calhanoglu 36’(pen) 88’

Bayer Leverkusen returned to winning ways in the Bundesliga after defeating Hertha Berlin to close the gap between the two teams down to six points.

Mainz 05                                      0-0                       FC Koln

There was no winner between Mainz 05 and FC Koln.  

FC Koln maintained their five-point lead over Mainz 05 in the league standings.