Bundesliga Roundup, Matchday 29: Dortmund climb up to 1st place

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Here is the Bundesliga Roundup for an interesting gameweek 29:

The 2022/23 Bundesliga season is reaching a climax, and the latest round of matches did not disappoint, providing some exciting games and surprising results that could have a significant impact on the title race, the battle for European spots, and the relegation fight.

Title Race

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Bundesliga Roundup MD29: Bayern after their loss to Mainz

One of the most notable outcomes was Mainz’s stunning 3-1 victory over Bayern Munich at home. The hosts pulled off an impressive comeback, scoring three goals in just 14 minutes in the second half, thanks to Ajorque, Martins, and Martin. Bayern’s only goal came from Mane’s header in the first half. The defeat meant that Bayern now only held a slim two-point lead over Dortmund, who moved into first place after thrashing Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 at Signal Iduna Park. Bellingham, Malen, and Hummels scored in the first half, while Malen added his second after the break.

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Bundesliga Roundup MD29: Bellingham celebrates after putting Dortmund 1-0 up

Battle For Europe

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Bundesliga Roundup MD29: Amiri put Levrkusen 2-0 up from the spot

Elsewhere, Leverkusen bounced back from their midweek defeat to Wolfsburg with a 2-0 victory over RB Leipzig at BayArena, with Hlozek and Amiri on target. Leipzig dropped to fifth place, two points behind the Champions League spots. Wolfsburg moved up to eighth place after an impressive 5-1 win at Bochum, with Svanberg scoring twice, while Kaminski, Wimmer, and Waldschmidt also found the net. Broschinski scored a consolation goal for Bochum, who are just above the relegation zone.

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Bundesliga Roundup MD29: Hoeler celebrates after scoring Freiburg’s third goal in 4-0 victory over Schalke

Union Berlin continued to push for a top-two spot with a narrow 1-0 win over Borussia M’gladbach, thanks to a Becker goal in the second half. Freiburg moved up to fourth place with an impressive 4-0 victory over Schalke 04, who are languishing in seventeenth place. Gregoritsch scored twice, while Hoeler and Ginter also found the net.

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Other Results

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Bundesliga Roundup MD29: Werder Bremen’s hatrick hero, Marvin Ducksch

Werder Bremen dealt a significant blow to Hertha Berlin’s survival hopes, with a 4-2 victory thanks to a hat-trick from Ducksch and a goal from Weiser. Ngankam and Lukebakio scored for Hertha, who are rooted to the bottom of the table. Cologne also secured a mid-table position with a 3-1 win at Hoffenheim, with Kainz, Selke, and Thielmann on target. Dolberg scored a late goal for Hoffenheim, who are still battling relegation.
The only draw of the matchday was between Augsburg and Stuttgart, who shared the spoils in a 1-1 stalemate, with Beljo giving Augsburg an early lead before Endo equalized in the second half.

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