LEIPZIG STALEMATE
Leipzig came into the game against Frankfurt on a run of six Bundesliga wins which had brought it back into striking range of Bayern. Justin Kluivert forced a good save from Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp early on. A slice of luck gave Leipzig the lead early in the second half as Trapp parried a speculative shot from Kluivert into the path of Forsberg for a simple finish.
Kamada was left in space to meet Andre Silva’s cross as the Leipzig defense tracked back. Leipzig’s defensive record is among the Bundesliga‘s best, but errors played a big part in its elimination from the Champions League by Liverpool.
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Fabian Klos s second-half header was enough for a determined Arminia Bielefeld side to claim their first away win of the season against rock-bottom Schalke, whose winless run was extended to 29 league matches.
Goals: 0-1Klos (55 )
The early stages of Saturday’s Westphalian derby saw Schalke and Bielefeld play fast-paced, end-to-end football. Both sides had chances to take the lead with returning Schalke attacker Alessandro Schöpf threatening with a shot that sailed just over the bar and Bielefeld being denied twice in quick succession thanks to blocks from the excellent Salif Sane and keeper Ralf Fährmann. Just before the half-hour mark, Sergio Cordova thought he had put the visitors in front after being sent through on goal, only to see the linesman’s flag go up for offside. Just before the half-time whistle, a nearly identical scene unfolded; Cordova beat his man to latch onto a long ball and release a fierce shot that Schalke fans were relieved to see denied