The VfL Wolfsburg footballers confidently defeated RB Leipzig on Monday. Relegation candidate Cologne also scored important points.
The she-wolves won 4-0 (2-0) against the promoted team from Saxony on Monday (March 11, 2024) without any major effort and are keeping the title race exciting. Wolfsburg is only one point behind FC Bayern. The Munich team had already won a hard-fought game at Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 (1-0) on Saturday.
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In two weeks there will be a direct duel between the two top favorites in Wolfsburg. The national players Marina Hegering (24th) and Jule Brand (40th) made things clear before the break despite the loss of VfL top scorer Ewa Pajor (knee injury). Sveindis Jane Jonsdottir (56′) and Brand again (89′) further increased the score in Wolfsburg’s seventh home win in the second half.
For the first time in three games, the guests, who were still winless on foreign pitches, had no tangible result. Thanks to an interim spurt of seven points since the start of the second half of the season, Leipzig had left the relegation zone and maintained a lead of five points over the danger zone.
FCB with luck and skill
The national players Klara Bühl (21st) and Lea Schüller (77th) scored the goals for the Munich team in front of 5,750 spectators in the stadium at Brentanobad, who got off to a strong start but also had a bit of luck in the second half.
Bayern have been undefeated in 32 league games across all seasons. Laura Freigang (66th) had equalized for Eintracht.
Alber’s brace in Hoffenheim’s victory
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim showed no weaknesses in the second game on Saturday. Thanks to a brace from Mara Alber (14th, 39th) in the first half, TSG beat 1. FC Nürnberg 2-0 (2-0). Hoffenheim (27 points) overtook Eintracht Frankfurt (26) in the fight for a place for the Champions League qualification and is now third.
After a dominant start from the hosts, Alber made it 1-0 with a 16-meter shot. Hoffenheim also had the better chances afterwards and were particularly dangerous in transition. The 2-0 also came after winning the ball, which Alber refined with a shot from a tight angle.
30,123 spectators watch FC win
On Sunday, 1. FC Köln scored important points in the relegation battle. According to the club, there were 30,123 spectators in the stadium for the 2-1 (1-0) win against Werder Bremen – that is a season record.
Marleen Schimmer (31st) put FC in the lead with a penalty kick that she took herself. Five minutes after Bremen’s Jasmin Sehan (76′) equalized, Carlotta Wamser (81′) scored the winning goal.
Draw in Freiburg
No goals were scored in the midfield duel between SC Freiburg and Bayer Leverkusen. After the performance-based 0-0 draw, Bayer (fifth place) remains one point ahead of Freiburg (eighth place).