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Bundesliga J3: FC Bayern and Dortmund fall



 It has been almost ten months since the Bavarians lost in official competition. It was then Borussia Mönchengladbach who offered the Rekordmeister's scalp.

Yesterday it was Hoffenheim that struck a big blow, knocking the defending champion down with a 4-1 way.

After goals from Bicakcic and Dabbur in the first half hour for Hoffenheim, Kimmich had relaunched Bayern Munich by scoring in the 36th, but in the second act, Kramaric allowed his side to take a definite advantage, before finally sealing the came out of the game with a penalty in stoppage time following a foul by Manuel Neuer.

A 4-1 victory for the men of Sebastian Hoeness, who is none other than the nephew of a certain Uli Hoeness. Sebastian Hoeness coached Bayern Munich's reserve team last season. There is something special about a man who knows the house well, and who knows how much to win against this team.

"We defended very well, we didn't let anything go, and the more the game went on, the more counterattacks we had in our favor. It made us believe it. It is not possible to contain Bayern Munich for 90 minutes. So we defended fiercely in the box, and we were very dangerous on the counterattack. Everything worked perfectly today, "he said.

Dortmund also sent to the mat

Lucien Favre's men fell against Augsburg 2-0. Augsburg, a team normally within their reach and which they have largely dominated in this meeting. With 80% possession of the ball and 18 shots, Borussia could have gotten away with this game if they had been more realistic and above all more focused.

“Augsburg defended very low which made it difficult for us to create chances. We weren't efficient up front, and on top of that, we lost a lot of duels behind. We were not aggressive. It is true that we had the ball most of the time and that we hit a lot on goal, but in the end we only had one or two clear chances, "admitted defender Manuel Akanji.

The other fat ones do not benefit

Losses by Bayern and Borussia could have benefited RB Leipzig, but Julian Nagelsmann's side could not do better than 1-1 against Bayer Leverkusen in matchday two shock.

Borussia Mönchengladbach also lost points to Union Berlin (1-1).

Schalke 04 continues its descent into hell

On the side of FC Schalke 04, the weeks go by and look the same. The Ruhr club suffered another setback, bringing the number of games without a straight win in the league to 18. This time it was against Werder Bremen that the Knappens fell 3-1.

For Schalke 04 striker Vedad Ibisevic, this game unfortunately went exactly like the previous ones.

"We wanted to do better in this meeting. Unfortunately, we had a bad first half, in which we conceded two goals. It's hard to swallow in such an important game," said the Bosnian.

This new defeat caused the departure of David Wagner. The manager, in place since summer 2019, was fired yesterday. The name of his successor is not yet known. Considering Schalke's significant financial woes, he's unlikely to be high-spirited.

In other meetings, a draw between Wolfsburg and Friborg (1-1). For their part, VfB Stuttgart won with style, 4-1 against Mainz. Note in this meeting, the goal of the Congolese Silas Wamangituka. The other promoted, Arminia Bielefeld, beat Cologne 1-0. Finally on Friday night, in the early match of the second day, Hertha Berlin lost 3-1 on their turf against Eintracht Frankfurt.

In England, Leicester created a surprise by beating Manchester City on home turf by the score of 5-2. The other Manchester United, for their part, won in pain against Brighton 3-2. Chelsea and Tottenham drew each other against West Bromwich and Newcastle respectively.

But all these results should be taken with a grain of salt concerning the classification since the shock of this 3rd day of the Premier League will oppose Liverpool to Arsenal tonight. While the Reds are favorites, especially at home, Jürgen Klopp knows how far the Gunners have come since Mikel Arteta arrived on the sidelines.

"The team he's putting in place right now, the structure of the team, is absolutely exceptional. You can see that the balance between defense and attack is really good. Good organization then, but also freedom for the players, he uses the players in the right position.So, have to say that since he's been here he has done a really impressive job, "said the German coach.