Dortmund trim Bayern gap as St.Pauli win and relegation scrap intensifies | OneFootball

Matchday 21 opened with Eintracht Frankfurt drawing 1-1 with Union Berlin in Albert Riera’s first game, as Dortmund cut Bayern’s lead, St.Pauli finally won and the relegation fight tightened.

Dortmund edged Wolfsburg 2-1. "Of course I’m the captain right now because Emre is out. If I set the course, the team has to follow…I live the belief. You also play for BVB to achieve something." Sky Germany carried the interview.

Julian Brandt put Dortmund ahead, Konstantinos Koulierakis equalised, and Serhou Guirassy struck late to win it. Again unconvincing, they created only one big chance, per FotMob, against a poor Wolfsburg. Bayern play Hoffenheim on Sunday.

St.Pauli earned a first league win of the year, upsetting Stuttgart 2-1 thanks to Manolis Saliakas and Danel Sinani. They sit two points from safety and, while survival still looks unlikely, they are fighting.

Stuttgart’s slip opens the door for RB Leipzig to leapfrog them into the top four if they beat 1.FC Köln tomorrow. After a laboured midweek DFB Pokal win, Stuttgart were flat, producing an xG of 0.88.

At the bottom, Heidenheim look bound for 2.Bundesliga after a 2-1 loss to Hamburg. Only three points separate 16th and 11th, with Mainz’s 2-0 over Augsburg lifting them out, and Hamburg’s win dragging Borussia Mönchengladbach in. Bremen slipped to 16th after a 1-0 defeat at Freiburg in Daniel Thioune’s first game, and with 13 matches left, the scrap looks wide open.

Source: Get German Football News