This time, Leverkusen saved their big streak in the 97th minute

DORTMUND-LEVERKUSEN

It took a few minutes for the unbeaten streak of the new German champion Leverkusen to end in the second leg of the E-quarterfinals in the middle of the week. Finally, Jeremie Frimpong managed to extend the streak to 44 games with a rebound shot. In the rally against Dortmund, the stake was already the 45th match of the series. The teams played football with corresponding intensity in the first half, but the more than 80,000 spectators in Dortmund’s home created a great atmosphere in the stands, despite the fact that the audience could only see one shot hitting the goal until the break.

There were so many changes in the second half that the ball possession ratio changed, now the home team had a bit more of the ball, but there weren’t many really big chances. Turning to the last ten minutes, BVB unexpectedly took the lead: the ball lifted from the right to the center Niclas Füllkrug he shot it into the Leverkusen goal. This is the second time in a few days that the historic streak of pharmaceutical companies has been put in jeopardy.

Five minutes before the end, a longer interlude followed: Nico Schlotterbeck kicked Frimpong, then they fell to each other, the others came too, even from the bench came to separate the jostling parties, at the end of which referee Daniel Siebert showed a red card as a substitute after handing out a few yellows to Victor Boniface, a stand-in a few minutes earlier. After the tempers had calmed down, it was suggested to the referee from the VAR room to review the case, which he did – and withdrew the red card.

In the eight-minute extra time, in the 96th minute, Kobel made a fantastic save after Grimaldo’s free kick – a corner. 97th minute: Florian Wirtz shot the ball in from the left corner, after which Josip Stanisic from the five, he slid into the bottom right corner of the Dortmund goal. For the second time in a few days, Leverkusen’s series was saved in the last minutes! 1–1

WERDER-STUTTGART

The host Werder at the end of the first half hour Marvin Ducksch he took the lead with a penalty goal, and then the 30-year-old striker scored again at the beginning of the second half – from a pass coming from the right, he scored precisely into the bottom right corner. It is interesting that the last time Ducksch scored at least two goals in one match was a year ago, when he scored a hat-trick against Hertha, with which Bremen won 3-1.

On the part of Stuttgart, the improvement came in the 71st minute Deniz Undav through, and to some extent with a hit that fits the cabaret: the one-time German national team striker poked the ball in from the left between the seemingly aimlessly wandering defenders behind the goal line (VIDEO HERE)…

With their victory, Werder cannot yet consider themselves a sure stay, but the Bremen team can practically say that they have retained their top-flight status: with four games to go, they have a 12-point advantage over 17th-ranked Köln, and an 8-point advantage over Mainz (16th) in the classification. before.

GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
ROUND 30, Sunday matches
Werder Bremen-VfB Stuttgart 2-1 (Ducksch 28., 48. – the first of 11, or Undav 71.)
Borussia Dortmund-Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 (Füllkrug 81. or Stanisic 90+7.)
LATER
19.30: Freiburg–Mainz (TV: arena4)

SATURDAY
Union Berlin-Bayern Munich 1-5 (Vertessen 90+1., or Goretzka 29., Kane 45+1., T. Müller 53., 66., Tel 62.)
Heidenheim-RB Leipzig 1-2 (Dovedan 69, or Sesko 42, Openda 85)
Hoffenheim-Monchengladbach 4-3 (Weghorst 36., Promel 58., Kabak 66., Stach 90+1., or Hack 39., 78., 89.)
1. FC Köln–Darmstadt 0–2 (Klarer 67., Vilhelmsson 90+1.)
Wolfsburg-Bochum 1-0 (Wind 43.)
FRIDAY
Eintracht Frankfurt-Augsburg 3-1 (Saibi 55th, Ekitike 61st, Marmus 90+5th, or R. Vargas 13th)