Heidenheim secured a sensational win on the road against VfB Stuttgart last time out
and they will look to pick up three points for the second successive Friday as they host fellow strugglers Bochum
Mathias Honsak's fantastic 89th-minute winner took Frank Schmidt's side to 25 points
they still sit five points adrift of Hoffenheim in 15th
would place the pressure firmly on Die Kreichgauer in front regarding a potential late slip into the relegation playoff spot.
if Heidenheim were to drop points this weekend and both St
they would be condemned to a guaranteed bottom-three finish.
Last Friday left Schmidt with plenty of positives
with his side picking up their first clean sheet in four matches
Schmidt carries no fresh injury concerns into this weekend
midfielder Niklas Dorsch is suspended and will miss Friday's clash
Dieter Hecking's Bochum go into Friday with one target in mind: three points.
Currently sitting at the bottom of the Bundesliga
a win would take Bochum above Holstein Kiel and into 17th
just a single point behind Friday's opponents
a win this weekend could possibly be the only feasible route towards safety rather than simply delaying the inevitable
Hecking's men were unfortunate not to take all three points against Union Berlin
The 1-1 draw on home soil meant that Bochum have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last nine Bundesliga outings
a period in which they have leaked 14 goals
the form table is more than against Bochum going into the weekend; however
a win this weekend would more than keep the idea of a great escape alive.
Koji Miyoshi is the only confirmed absentee for Bochum this weekend
while Ibrahima Sissoko will return to the fold after missing the draw with Union through suspension
Heidenheim goalkeeper Kevin Müller is treated on the pitch during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Heidenheim and VfL Bochum at Voith-Arena
and Jan Schöppner provide first aid to goalkeeper Kevin Müller following an injury during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Heidenheim and VfL Bochum at Voith-Arena
Heidenheim goalkeeper Kevin Müller is carried off on a stretcher following an injury in the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Heidenheim and VfL Bochum at Voith-Arena
and Bochum’s Tim Oermann in action during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Heidenheim and VfL Bochum at Voith-Arena
Germany (AP) — Bochum and Heidenheim are both staring relegation in the face after the struggling teams drew 0-0 in a tense Bundesliga encounter on Friday
A defeat would have condemned bottom club Bochum to the drop but a point means it survives at least one more week
The Ruhr side remained last in the Bundesliga
The result was equally frustrating for Heidenheim
Heidenheim lost goalkeeper Kevin Müller to injury in the 50th minute
when he was taken off on a stretcher after a goalmouth clash with Ibrahima Sissoko
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Kevin Müller suffers serious injury in Heidenheim's Matchday 32 encounter with BochumHeidenheim goalkeeper Kevin Müller had to be carried off on a stretcher following a lengthy period of treatment in his side's relegation six-pointer against Bochum on Friday evening
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While Sissoko was able to get back on his feet straight away
Müller was left unconscious and after receiving medical treatment on the pitch for over 10 minutes
The crowd applauded and sung the goalkeeper's name has doctors and paramedics treated him, and he was eventually replaced in goal by Frank Feller
An exact diagnosis is still to be confirmed
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Müller had a concussion after being knocked unconscious in a collision with Bochum's Ibrahima Sissoko
Müller had received lengthy treatment on the field while being shielded from view before he was taken off on a stretcher
Hofmann broke a rib and suffered a a collapsed lung after a collision with Heidenheim's Marvin Pieringer
Bochum said the injury was "quite life-threatening."
Bochum's Philipp Hofmann underwent a minor procedure after suffering a broken rib and collapsed lung in his team's goalless draw with Heidenheim on Friday. Adam Pretty/Getty Images"Hofmann owes it to the careful first aid and immediate examinations and treatments at the local hospital that nothing more serious happened," the club said on their website
adding that the player's lung function was only restored after a minor procedure to drain fluid in his chest
Hofmann will miss Bochum's remaining two games of the season
while it was uncertain when Müller could return for Heidenheim
The teams' 0-0 draw left Bochum bottom of the Bundesliga with only slim hopes of avoiding the drop
while Heidenheim are four points above Bochum in the relegation playoff place
Ex-Brentford striker Philipp Hofmann was hospitalised with a collapsed lung and a broken rib after a Bundesliga clash between Bochum and Heidenheim
Heidenheim and Bochum were unable to improve their chances of Bundesliga survival after playing out a goalless draw on Friday
Bochum and Heidenheim failed to ease their relegation fears after the struggling teams drew 0-0 in a tense Bundesliga encounter on Friday
A defeat would have condemned bottom club Bochum to the second tier
but a draw means they live to fight another day
moving level on points with 17th-placed Holstein Kiel
who remain third from bottom in the relegation play-off place
four points above Bochum and Kiel but four behind Hoffenheim
befitting of both teams' position in the league
with Giorgos Masouras and Myron Boadu testing Kevin Muller
Heidenheim then lost goalkeeper Muller to injury in the 50th minute
when he was taken off on a stretcher after a goalmouth clash with visiting midfielder Ibrahima Sissoko
Marvin Pieringer registered Heidenheim's first shot on target in the 75th minute
though Frank Schmidt's team never looked like troubling the scoreboard in the contest
Both teams will be nervously watching Holstein Kiel's clash with Ausgburg on Saturday
Pauli and Hoffenheim could cement survival with wins over Stuttgart and Borussia Monchengladbach
The pressure this relegation six-pointer showed at the Voith-Arena
with both teams fearful of making mistakes to avoid a result that could define their campaign
Bochum were ahead in many of the match metrics
ending the contest with an expected goals (xG) total of 1.28 to their opponents' 0.56
But it was another game without a goal for Heidenheim
They have failed to score in 14 of their 32 games
Pauli (15) have failed to score more often in the Bundesliga this term
have now failed to win in their last seven games in the Bundesliga
Their last longer winless streak was from May 2024 to December 2024
A huge sign of trust: Bochum have extended the contract of headcoach Dieter Hecking
The coach had the following to say about his contract extension:
“I have always emphasized how comfortable I feel at Bochum and that I can definitely imagine looking after this great club even in the event of relegation - if the conditions are right.”
Bochum are currently last in the Bundesliga and need to get at least 4 points out of the remaining two games (against Mainz and St
Pauli) in order to have a chance at getting hold of rank 16th - the highest possible position for Bochum this season
If they can achieve this unlikely scenario
they will face the 3rd ranked team of the 2
praised Hecking's work at Bochum: “We are all convinced that the constellation of Dieter Hecking and VfL Bochum is a very good fit for both sides and that he is the right coach for us - regardless of the league.”
Heidenheim and Bochum wasted their chance to climb up the table with a stalemate draw at Voith-Arena
there was a bigger concern in the game as Kevin Müller suffered a serious injury after a collision
With the relegation/promotion playoff their only chance of surviving the drop
Bochum knew there was no good result other than a win in this fixture
Dieter Hecking made four changes from the home draw to Union Berlin
while the hosts only replaced suspended Niklas Dorsch with Leo Scienza
Heidenheim’s hopes of survival were boosted with a late win in Stuttgart last Friday
but they wasted no time looking for a first goal on this one
the visitors had to settle for an early substitution with Philipp Hofmann feeling discomfort following an aerial collision with Marvin Pieringer
the game has seen its second forced substitution
Scienza had a lively game until he struggled with back problems
The two substitutes – Myron Boadu and Sirlord Conteh – didn’t need much time to settle as they were both involved in their respective team’s best opportunities before the half-time break
we had the game’s third substitution due to yet another injury
After a hard collision with Ibrahima Sissoko
Heidenheim’s Kevin Müller received a lengthy treatment on the pitch
Both sets of fans rallied to show solidarity while Müller was stretchered off the pitch after ten minutes.
Bochum nearly took the lead when Boadu was denied by the post
The hosts regained the momentum after that
but they couldn’t create clear goal-scoring chances
Timo Horn denied another late winner for Heidenheim with a superb save in the 100th minute
The draw is a good result for the other three teams in the relegation fight
while Bochum remain at the foot of the table
Speaking at his press conference this afternoon
VfL Bochum head coach Dieter Hecking said he is relishing tomorrow's relegation six-pointer against FC Heidenheim
The only thing on my mind is that we'll win in Heidenheim
The guys on the field have to support each other
we have a good chance and can hurt Heidenheim,” he added
Hecking went on to praise the fans who turned out to show the team some support at training today
and lauded his players' desire to take on any opponent big or small
They were down and out and have bounced back
It doesn't matter who plays for us tomorrow
The question will be who makes fewer mistakes and how well they can exploit their opponent's mistakes,” he concluded.
"It is not clear how long Kevin Muller will be out for," Heidenheim said in a statement
Heidenheim, who earned a promotion to the Bundesliga in 2023, are 16th with two matches left and risk going into the relegation playoffs as they sit four points below 15th-placed Hoffenheim who have played a game less.
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Bochum’s head coach Dieter Hecking, left, comforts Bochum’s Tom Krauß, right, after the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Bochum and 1. FC Union Berlin in Bochum, Germany, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (David Inderlied/dpa via AP)
Berlin’s Rani Khedira, left, and Bochum’s Cristian Gamboa, right, challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Bochum and 1. FC Union Berlin in Bochum, Germany, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (David Inderlied/dpa via AP)
Bochum’s Matus Bero, left, and Berlin’s Leopold Querfeld, right, challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Bochum and 1. FC Union Berlin in Bochum, Germany, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (David Inderlied/dpa via AP)
Berlin’s Tom Rothe, left, and Diogo Leite, center, challenge for the ball with Bochum’s Myron Boadu, right, during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Bochum and 1. FC Union Berlin in Bochum, Germany, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (David Inderlied/dpa via AP)
Berlin’s players celebrate the opening goal scored by Benedict Hollerbach, right, during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Bochum and 1. FC Union Berlin in Bochum, Germany, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (David Inderlied/dpa via AP)
Berlin’s head coach Steffen Baumgart arrives for the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Bochum and 1. FC Union Berlin in Bochum, Germany, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (David Inderlied/dpa via AP)
Berlin’s Diogo Leite receives medical treatment during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Bochum and 1. FC Union Berlin in Bochum, Germany, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (David Inderlied/dpa via AP)
Werder’s Oliver Burke, left, and Pauli’s Hauke Wahl, right, challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and FC St. Pauli in Bremen, Germany, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Carmen Jaspersen/dpa via AP)
Werder’s Amos Pieper, right, and Pauli’s Noah Weisshaupt, left, challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and FC St. Pauli in Bremen, Germany, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Carmen Jaspersen/dpa via AP)
Werder’s head coach Ole Werner gestures during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and FC St. Pauli in Bremen, Germany, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Carmen Jaspersen/dpa via AP)
BERLIN (AP) — Bochum remained bottom of the Bundesliga on Sunday after a 1-1 draw with Union Berlin that brought relegation a step closer as its rivals all won.
Matus Bero canceled Benedict Hollerbach’s first-half strike for Union when he equalized on the rebound after Frederik Rönnow saved his penalty.
But it wasn’t enough to lift Bochum off the bottom, after relegation rivals Holstein Kiel and Heidenheim both won their 31st-round games.
With three rounds remaining, Bochum had 21 points, below Kiel on 22 and Heidenheim on 25. Hoffenheim was the closest team in safety on 30 points.
Bochum next plays Heidenheim in a decisive game for both on Friday.
The bottom two face automatic relegation to the second division, while the team that finishes third from bottom plays the third-place finisher in the second division in a two-leg playoff to determine which club plays in the Bundesliga next season.
Union had already secured its Bundesliga survival for another season.
The only concern from the Köpenick-based team’s point of view was Diego Leite. The Portuguese defender had to be stretchered off the field after lengthy on-field treatment for apparent breathing problems after he was struck in the larynx by a shot from Bero.
Werder Bremen’s four-game winning run was ended with a 0-0 draw at home to St. Pauli in the late match.
Bremen stayed eighth, while St. Pauli moved a point above Hoffenheim.
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Bayern remain on 61 points and stay eight points clear of second-placed Leverkusen, who lost 2-0 at home to Werder Bremen
who beat Leverkusen 3-0 in the first leg of their Round of 16 tie on Wednesday
paid the price for Vincent Kompany's decision to rotate 10 players from the Leverkusen game with his side's first home Bundesliga defeat this season
We lost and we can analyse as much as we want but we have to take responsibility for everything," Kompany told a news conference
"So far we always reacted really well [to defeats]
In these moments you have to accept that the criticism will be there but we will focus on the reaction."
"We lost and it is now only about the next game
That was a moment but we have other moments that are coming up and that's what's important for me."
Bayern had looked to be cruising to a comfortable win after Raphaël Guerreiro struck twice in 14 minutes to put them 2-0 up by the 28th minute
The Portuguese first pounced on a loose ball in the box to fire home in the 14th minute and doubled the lead after Bayern had missed a 22nd-minute penalty through Serge Gnabry, with top scorer Harry Kane initially on the bench
Gnabry's missed spot kick was the first after 16 consecutive successful penalties from the Bavarians
Bochum, however, cut the deficit three minutes later, with Jakov Medic drilling in
Things got worse for Bayern when João Palhinha was sent off two minutes before the break after a rough tackle and Bochum made the extra man count when Ibrahima Sissoko headed in a 51st-minute equaliser
The visitors completed their stunning comeback in the 71st when Matús Bero slipped into the box and beat Bayern's third-choice keeper Jonas Urbig
Bochum counterpart Timo Horn made the save of the match in the 79th, tipping a point-blank Jamal Musiala header onto the crossbar
Bayern remain on 61 points and stay eight points clear of second-placed Leverkusen, who lost 2-0 at home to Werder Bremen
We lost and we can analyse as much as we want but we have to take responsibility for everything,\" Kompany told a news conference
\"So far we always reacted really well [to defeats]
In these moments you have to accept that the criticism will be there but we will focus on the reaction.\"
\"We lost and it is now only about the next game
That was a moment but we have other moments that are coming up and that's what's important for me.\"
Bayern had looked to be cruising to a comfortable win after Raphaël Guerreiro struck twice in 14 minutes to put them 2-0 up by the 28th minute
The Portuguese first pounced on a loose ball in the box to fire home in the 14th minute and doubled the lead after Bayern had missed a 22nd-minute penalty through Serge Gnabry, with top scorer Harry Kane initially on the bench
Bochum, however, cut the deficit three minutes later, with Jakov Medic drilling in
Things got worse for Bayern when João Palhinha was sent off two minutes before the break after a rough tackle and Bochum made the extra man count when Ibrahima Sissoko headed in a 51st-minute equaliser
The visitors completed their stunning comeback in the 71st when Matús Bero slipped into the box and beat Bayern's third-choice keeper Jonas Urbig
Bochum counterpart Timo Horn made the save of the match in the 79th, tipping a point-blank Jamal Musiala header onto the crossbar.
Dortmund had a fiery start to the game in Bochum and had multiple opportunities to grab an early lead
the Black and Yellows showed the same vulnerabilities they have had all season and easily allowed Bochum to score twice in quick succession around the half-hour mark
On the back of an inspiring victory over Sporting during midweek
A lack of aggression in pressing allowed the hosts to orchestrate a great move that was tapped home by Giorgos Masouras before the Greek forward added another capitalizing on an erroneous pass by Niklas Sule
With Dortmund sitting 11th in the Bundesliga table now
it seems the club's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League are slowly fading away
here are three main takeaways from the defeat heading into the return leg against Sporting on Tuesday:
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Despite reaching the Champions League final last year to sugarcoat a poor league campaign
several players have significantly dropped in form and have been severely underperforming this season
This sentiment has been echoed by plenty of Dortmund fans and for good reason since we cannot do the basics anymore
and Niklas Sule are nowhere near the level required to help elevate this club to the top four places
Emre Can is also another name that has been heavily criticized but the skipper's recent switch to centre-back has somewhat improved our defence
and Maximilian Beier have not hit the ground running and are yet to prove to be good additions to the squad
It's hard to take any positives from yesterday's defeat but one thing's for sure and that is the Croatian is trying to work with what he has
In a similar fashion to our win against Sporting
Kovac is implementing the basics once again in terms of playing out wide and getting bodies in the box waiting for the cross
There were moments early on in the first half at Bochum where Pascal Gross made the same deep runs but this time, the plan did not come to fruition unfortunately. One can only make the necessary assessments of Kovac once the 53-year-old has all the tools he needs, but will the club stick to him should they miss out on Champions League qualification? Speaking after the match, he had this to say:
the fans definitely expected more from Süle
who appeared to be back in incredible shape and rejuvenated in the summer
Most fans thought he would take leadership in defense following the departure of Mats Hummels but that has certainly not been the case
Süle has made only eight Bundesliga appearances and has fallen down the pecking order to Emre Can and Waldemar Anton
but offered an incredibly poor performance
Unless he shows signs of improvement for the remainder of the campaign
it's hard to imagine Süle in a Dortmund shirt next season
Borussia Dortmund fell to another disappointing defeat at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion on Saturday
marking their sixth loss in all competitions this calendar year
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Matus Bero (R) of VfL Bochum vies with Janik Haberer of 1
FC Union Berlin during the German first division Bundesliga football match between VfL Bochum and 1
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Tom Krauss (2nd L) of VfL Bochum vies with Benedict Hollerbach (2nd R) of 1
Myron Boadu (L) of VfL Bochum vies with Diogo Leite of 1
Matus Bero (R) of VfL Bochum vies with Benedict Hollerbach of 1
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VfL Bochum wound up with a draw by a score of 1-1 at home against Union Berlin
taking nine shots and outshooting Union Berlin by five
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BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer federation’s sports court has awarded Bochum a 2-0 victory over Union Berlin after the team’s goalkeeper was struck by a firelighter during their Bundesliga match in December
It’s just Bochum’s second win of the season
said on Thursday that the court had to assume that “Bochum goalkeeper Patrick Drewes was injured by a lighter being thrown at his head and was thus limited in his ability to play
This led to a weakening of the Bochum team
which was caused by a Berlin spectator and
according to the federation’s legal and procedural rules
is therefore attributable to Union Berlin.”
Drewes was replaced by striker Philipp Hofmann when the game resumed nearly half an hour later
Both teams agreed to not try to score for the remaining three minutes
Bochum chief executive Ilja Kaenzig said at the time his club would file a formal protest over the result
arguing the referee should not have restarted it
Union can still appeal the sports court’s decision within one week
“The ruling contradicts our legal opinion that the match ended properly with a sporting result of 1-1 according to the referee’s decision,” Union spokesman Christian Arbeit said
Arbeit added the club will decide whether to appeal once it has the court’s written reasons for its decision
The win would lift Bochum off the bottom of the division
while Union would remain 12th in the 18-team division
Near-IR technique spots microplastics and monitors water uptake of plants
Near-infrared spectroscopy can offer insights into several environmental parameters of interest
including the presence of contamination in water and the health of growing plants
A project group including Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) and Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectric Circuits and Systems (Fraunhofer IMS) has now developed an improved spectroscopic technique for this environmental monitoring
Described in Advanced Science, the group's findings could point towards real-time imaging via simpler and less expensive optical platforms than currently necessary.
The project's HyperNIR device employs a "phasor acquisition" approach, a known numerical method for simplifying complex fluorescence lifetime data.
This involves parameters like spectral width and emission lifetime being Fourier transformed and represented as 2D plots, so that a physical position on the plot indicates some of the spectral data.
A direct optical version of the same approach is possible, but "the potential of direct phasor-acquisition has not been leveraged yet for hyperspectral imaging, and the NIR range of the spectrum is especially challenging," noted the project in its paper, not least since commercially available spectral filters are not best suited to the operation.
The RUB project built an alternative architecture incorporating two parallel linear polarizers, sandwiched around a tunable liquid crystal retarder able to further modify the polarization state of light traveling through it. The combination transforms optical signals into a 2D spectral (phasor) space, and changing the degree of retardance allows different NIR fluorophores to be identified in the spectral data.
In trials, as few as three images taken at different retardances were sufficient to isolate the presence of polyethylene and polyamide microplastics. The same approach also showed the influence of water uptake in pepper plants through changing NIR reflectivity of the plant leaves, without contact and without using dyes.
"The ability to analyze different materials and their properties in real time can considerably increase the efficiency of processes in environmental monitoring," commented Sebastian Kruss from RUB. "While conventional methods require time-consuming scanning of a sample, the HyperNIR camera is significantly faster."
The HyperNIR approach could also potentially be applied to detection of other molecules vital to plant health, allowing similar hyperspectral monitoring to be used in monitoring the nutrient content in a plant, or to detect pest infestation and plant stress at an early stage.
It may also be possible to combine HyperNIR method with conventional fluorescence microscopy, using it to differentiate between various fluorescent molecules being used as markers. This means that the system is potentially of interest for biomedical research as well as plant studies.
"Integrating the process into drones could help to solve pressing environmental issues in the field of agriculture by opening up a new dimension in data collection and analysis," said Sebastian Kruss.
Hosts Bochum shot out of the blocks and had three chances in the opening nine minutes
fresh from their 3-0 midweek win at Sporting for their Champions League playoff first leg
The hosts opened their account in the 33rd minute with Giorgos Masouras
pushing the ball over the line from close range
The Greek scored again two minutes later, intercepting Niklas Suele's weak backpass to his goalkeeper and beating Gregor Kobel to stun the visitors
Even after the break it was Bochum who were pushing for a goal
carving out several golden chances to add to their tally
whose 69th minute shot was stopped by Kobel
Kovac's team lacked a clear game plan and were no match for Bochum's aggressiveness despite controlling possession with 63%
who have won just one of their last seven league games
are 11th in the standings on 29 points and at risk of missing out on a top four finish and a spot in next season's Champions League
Bochum remained in 17th but are level on 14 points with Heidenheim
Borussia Dortmund conceded two goals in three minutes to slump to a 2-0 defeat by relegation-threatened VfL Bochum in their mini Ruhr valley derby on Saturday for a second straight league loss under new coach Niko Kovac
The hosts opened their account in the 33rd minute with Giorgos Masouras
The Greek scored again two minutes later, intercepting Niklas Suele's weak backpass to his goalkeeper and beating Gregor Kobel to stun the visitors
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BERLIN (AP) — Bochum remained bottom of the Bundesliga on Sunday after a 1-1 draw with Union Berlin that brought relegation a step closer as its rivals all won
Matus Bero canceled Benedict Hollerbach’s first-half strike for Union when he equalized on the rebound after Frederik Rönnow saved his penalty
But it wasn’t enough to lift Bochum off the bottom
after relegation rivals Holstein Kiel and Heidenheim both won their 31st-round games
Hoffenheim was the closest team in safety on 30 points
Bochum next plays Heidenheim in a decisive game for both on Friday
The bottom two face automatic relegation to the second division
while the team that finishes third from bottom plays the third-place finisher in the second division in a two-leg playoff to determine which club plays in the Bundesliga next season
Union had already secured its Bundesliga survival for another season
The only concern from the Köpenick-based team’s point of view was Diego Leite
The Portuguese defender had to be stretchered off the field after lengthy on-field treatment for apparent breathing problems after he was struck in the larynx by a shot from Bero
Werder Bremen's four-game winning run was ended with a 0-0 draw at home to St
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the relegation candidate overcame a two-goal deficit to beat Bayern Munich 3-2 at the Allianz Arena
Bayern took the lead thanks to a brace by Raphael Guerreiro (14’ & 28’)
and Matus Bero (71’) turned the game around for Bochum
Bayern Munich also had midfielder João Palhinha sent off just before halftime
no excuses,” Bayern head coach Vincent Kompany said when asked about the red card
we have to take responsibility for everything and ensure we build towards our next game.”
Part of the story is that Bayern heavily rotated ahead of the game
Serge Gnabry and Thomas Müller started the game
Bayern Munich fans create a tifo to celebrate the 125 anniversary of the club prior the Bundesliga ..
More match between FC Bayern Munich and VfL Bochum 1848 at Allianz Arena
(Photo by Stefan Matzke - sampics/Getty Images)
“It is simply incredible,” goalscorer Medic said
“To collect three points against Bayern in Munich is a dream come true
I managed to help Bochum beat the best team in Europe
“The entire team has to enjoy this victory,” Horn said
“Bochum’s last victory in Munich was in 1991
Bochum head coach Dieter Hecking was certainly already around in 1991
Although Hecking has lost 16 of his 25 games against Bayern
The 60-year-old has managed to beat Bayern twice with Gladbach
and now he can add this win with Bochum as well
Jakov Medic (l.) celebrates with Bochum goalkeeper Timo Horn (r.)
you are very happy,” Hecking said after the game
“You could feel that just now in the dressing room as well
we should have added another to be on the safe side
But we are over the moon about the three points
Those three points certainly put Bochum in a much better place in the relegation race
Bochum has now reduced the gap to the non-relegation zone to just two points
the result also doesn’t hurt their friends in Munich
With Leverkusen losing 2-0 at home against Werder Bremen
the gap at the top of the table also remains at eight points
If the title race hadn’t been over before this matchday
Not that Kompany cared about the Leverkusen result
"You'll probably ask me about Leverkusen losing [to Bremen]
“So far we always reacted well [to defeats]
It's important to accept there will be criticism
but we have to focus on the reaction in our next game.”
with Florian Wirtz walking off the pitch with an injury today
a Leverkusen comeback is even more unlikely
Their friends from Bochum collected three important points in the relegation battle without hurting Bayern’s title chances
while Leverkusen will be without their biggest star
they might not be too concerned about Bochum’s historic victory.