Dortmund keep ticking, Freiburg hit five, Polanski departs: five things from Matchday 3 | OneFootball

Freiburg went top with a ruthless 5-0 over Borussia Mönchengladbach that ended Eugen Polanski’s tenure, while Dortmund, Leipzig and Frankfurt steadied themselves and Stuttgart’s backline wobbled again.

According to BuLi News, these were the weekend’s main takeaways.

Moritz Nicolas failed to deal with Derry Scherhant’s corner, Yannik Engelhardt headed in and Igor Matanovic soon made it 2-0. After Tim Kleindienst’s early second-half red, Engelhardt and Matanovic scored again and Maximilian Eggestein completed the 5-0 that put Freiburg top, before Polanski was dismissed on Sunday after lamenting errors and 12 conceded in three.

After losses to Werder Bremen and Como, RB Leipzig thrashed Hamburg 5-0 with Antonio Nusa scoring and assisting twice. His finish made it 2-0, he set up Willi Orban from a free-kick and released Christopher Nkunku for his first since returning.

Eintracht Frankfurt eased pressure with a 3-1 win at Mainz after Adi Hütter’s return had begun with a draw at Union and a bruising spell against Augsburg. Can Uzun converted Jonathan Burkardt’s cut-back on nine minutes, Noah Atubolu saved Nadiem Amiri’s penalty before Burkardt struck against his former club, and Hütter said defeat would have meant an absolute false start.

Stuttgart’s defensive frailties resurfaced at Hoffenheim. Adam Hlozek struck on 13 minutes after Bambase Conte won it high, Maximilian Mittelstädt equalised, then Albian Hajdari intercepted Dzenan Pejcinovic and Adam Daghim set up Hlozek’s winner. They have conceded eight in three and sit on three points before facing Dortmund. Dortmund kept ticking with a 3-0 over Paderborn.

Source: BuLi News

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