Bayern Munich have recovered from their shock midweek German Cup defeat in opposition to Freiburg by beating them 1-Zero to retain their Bundesliga lead.
Ritsu Doan hit the submit for fourth-placed Freiburg within the first half on Saturday however defender Matthijs de Ligt then smashed the visiting champions to victory within the 51st.
“In fact it was an essential win,” De Ligt advised Sky TV. “I simply noticed the area after which the ball went in. It is an incredible feeling.”
Bayern stay two factors forward of Borussia Dortmund who overcame the frustration of dropping the Bundesliga lead in Munich per week in the past and exited the Cup on Wednesday within the Cup at RB Leipzig by beating third-placed Union Berlin 2-1.
Union at the moment are 5 factors behind Dortmund whereas Freiburg misplaced fourth place to Leipzig who gained 1-Zero at lowly Hertha Berlin.
Bayer Leverkusen moved previous Eintracht Frankfurt into sixth by beating them 3-1 for a fifth straight league victory, whereas Mainz drew 2-2 with Werder Bremen and Cologne prevailed 3-1 in Augsburg.
Freiburg had ended Bayern’s treble desires with a last-gasp 2-1 Cup win on Tuesday in Munich however have been unable to repeat the dose within the league of their dwelling stadium.
Bayern began brightly and had a number of possibilities however the most effective belonged to Freiburg from Doan’s shot in opposition to the best submit off Michael Gregoritsch’s cross on the stroke of halftime after Bayern defender Alphonso Davies had inexplicitly switched off.
Nonetheless, de Ligt then discovered the web with a long-range drive which swerved into the highest proper nook shortly after the restart.
“We absolutely deserved to win, however it was a detailed affair proper till the tip as a result of we failed to attain extra targets. We had a ridiculous quantity of possibilities, however did not take them. We lacked precision and composure,” Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel mentioned.
In Dortmund, Donyell Malen opened the scoring within the 28th when he tapped in Raphael Guerreiro’s low cross from the left on their first notable likelihood.
Kevin Behrens’ equalizer examined Dortmund’s nerves however Youssoufa Moukoko restored their lead 5 minutes after approaching, rounding goalkeeper Frederik Ronnow after a scramble and slotting dwelling within the 79th for Dortmund’s eighth straight dwelling win.
“It was an important sport for us. It was a detailed win however a deserved one. It’s all the time powerful in opposition to Union and we’re very relieved to get the win,” Dortmund coach Edin Terzic mentioned.
