An unbelievable long-range objective from Jamal Musiala took Bayern Munich 5 factors clear on the prime of the Bundesliga desk with a 1-0 win at St Pauli on Saturday, as their main title rivals stumbled. While Bayern fought onerous to win in Hamburg, defending champions Bayer Leverkusen, second-placed RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund all dropped factors. St Pauli, promoted in the summertime, fought onerous towards their closely favoured opponents and needed to keep away from a repeat of the 8-1 thrashing handed out final time Bayern visited.
Musiala, who scored the one objective in Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Benfica, gained the ball centrally earlier than advancing and letting fly from slightly below 30 metres, his shot bouncing in off the crossbar.
The 21-year-old now has scored 5 in his previous 4 video games since getting back from a hip damage.
Musiala advised Sky Germany he “did not know” he might shoot from such a distance, including: “I’ve practiced a bit in coaching to shoot from distance… however not that far!
“That it went in immediately made me completely happy… It was my first objective from outdoors the field this season and I’m at all times attempting to work on various things to enhance myself.”
RB Leipzig had been held to a scoreless draw at dwelling with Borussia Moenchengladbach, the Saxons’ third 0-0 within the league this season.
Gladbach, floating in mid-table, had been stronger within the opening half, Germany striker Tim Kleindienst having a shot saved on the Twenty second-minute mark and Franck Honorat hitting the crossbar.
Leipzig kicked into gear within the second, Christoph Baumgartner and Lois Openda each spurning good probabilities for the opener.
The draw means Leipzig have dropped 5 factors of their previous six video games and are in peril of shedding contact with Bayern.
“We threw every thing into it however we had been lacking the final cross, the final little bit of high quality,” Leipzig striker Yussuf Poulsen advised Sky.
“We needed the win, we had the proper angle however we wanted a bit extra high quality — we’ll work on it over the worldwide break.”
Can despatched off, Dortmund lose
Injury-hit Dortmund suffered one more setback, shedding 3-1 at Mainz after Emre Can was despatched off within the twenty seventh minute for a studs-up sort out on Lee Jae-sung.
Can, taking part in within the unfamiliar centre-back place, was changed by Felix Nmecha, one other midfielder, who was at fault for Mainz’s opener, permitting an unmarked Lee to move in.
Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy gained and transformed a penalty to degree issues up however Jonathan Burkardt put Mainz again in entrance simply earlier than half-time, slamming in a Danny da Costa cross from shut vary.
Paul Nebel added a 3rd early within the second interval to place Mainz on target for his or her first dwelling win.
A pissed off Julian Brandt didn’t level the finger at his captain, saying “(Can) is aware of he must be a bit extra cautious and he is irritated about what he did… however that is not why we conceded three objectives.”
Champions League finalists final season, Dortmund have misplaced their previous six away video games in all competitions.
Leverkusen’s title defence continued to stutter with a 1-1 draw at last-placed Bochum, who equalised within the last minute.
Leverkusen had been forward from the 18th minute onwards after Florian Wirtz slid a ball throughout the turf and into the trail of Patrik Schick, who blasted dwelling.
The guests appeared on observe for victory till Bochum’s Koji Miyoshi popped as much as seize a unfastened ball after a mistake from Jonathan Tah and slide it in on the close to publish.
Leverkusen captain and goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky referred to as the late objective “a bitter slap within the face”.
Leverkusen at the moment are 9 factors behind Bayern and have dropped 13 factors this marketing campaign, greater than they did throughout all 34 video games final season.
The draw was simply Bochum’s second level this season after 10 video games of their first match underneath veteran coach Dieter Hecking.
Elsewhere, Werder Bremen gained 2-1 at dwelling towards Holstein Kiel because of an 89th-minute objective from Oliver Burke.
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