Original title: Bundesliga roundup: Dortmund beat Hoffenheim Union Berlin to rise to fourth
In the 2021-2022 season, the 20th round of the German Bundesliga started 6 games on the 22nd. Dutch striker Mullen contributed 3 assists to help Dortmund beat Hoffenheim 3:2 away. Union Berlin also won on the road, moving up to fourth after a 2-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach.
Borussia Dortmund and Hoffenheim were both knocked out of the German Cup quarter-finals in midweek and returned to the Bundesliga with both teams full of attacking desire to win. In the 6th minute, Dortmund’s Haaland easily pushed to rewrite the score. Kramaric received a cross from his teammates in stoppage time in the first half and volleyed the ball into the far corner of the goal to equalize for Hoffenheim.
In the 58th minute of the second half, Mullen scored in the middle, and Reus scored against the goalkeeper, and Dortmund took the lead again. In the 67th minute, Mullen made a pass from the left, and Hoffenheim’s Raum hit the ball into his own goal under the pressure of the opponent. Hoffenheim pulled one back from Huth in the 77th minute, but ultimately failed to rewrite the 2:3 loss.
Although Dortmund took all 3 points and continued to chase Bayern in the standings, the main striker Haaland was forced to leave the field due to a thigh muscle injury in the 63rd minute of the game, casting a shadow over the team’s victory.
Union Berlin visited Borussia Monchengladbach and won 2:1 with the “double ring” of the 33-year-old veteran Cruze. In the 18th minute, Cruze took a penalty kick. In the 40th minute, the French teenager Kone, who joined Borussia earlier this season, scored his first Bundesliga goal with a long-range shot, leveling the score. In the 84th minute, Union Berlin’s Cruze shot from a small angle on the left side of the goal to seal the victory. After this round, Union Berlin was promoted to the Champions League seating area, ranking 4th. Borussia remains in 12th place, just four points above the relegation zone.
On the same day, the bottom-ranked Fürth defeated Mainz 2:1 and won the second victory of the season. Bayer Leverkusen beat Augsburg 5-1, still in third place, and Diaby scored a “hat-trick” in the game. Stuttgart, the second-to-last, lost 0:2 to Freiburg. Stuttgart lost 4 and 1 draw in the past 5 rounds, did not score a goal, and was in a worrying state. Bochum and Cologne made a 2:2 draw.