Matchday 5 within the Bundesliga handled us to final minute winners, top-of-the-table clashes, almighty comebacks, and far more. Right here is your Bundesliga recap from matchday 5. 

Comeback Kings

Friday evening’s recreation between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Bochum was billed as a must-win for the house facet who had been humiliated 5-1 away at Stuttgart final week. When Bochum took a 2-0 lead simply after 20 minutes, you feared for BVB and head coach Nuri Şahin. Crucially, BVB pulled one again via Serhou Guirassy simply earlier than halftime which enabled them to regroup and mount a comeback. 

Dortmund lastly confirmed their resilience and high quality, working out 4-2 winners with a Guirassy brace, an Emre Can penalty, and a uncommon objective for Felix Nmecha. The win retains Dortmund inside the highest 4 forward of a troublesome check away at Union Berlin on Saturday. 

In a way more weird recreation, Werder Bremen got here from 3-0 down contained in the opening 12 minutes to beat TSG Hoffenheim 4-3 on the Rhein-Necker Area. Hoffenheim had been cruising to a much-needed three factors after placing Bremen to the sword early on. Nevertheless, when Stanley Nsoki was despatched off for the hosts, it spurred on probably the most unfortunate of comebacks. 

Bremen set to work and located themselves degree on the break because of Julian Malatini and a brace from Jens Stage. Bremen wanted simply 4 minutes within the second half to take the lead and for Stage to finish his hattrick. 

The win places Hoffenheim coach, Pellegrino Matarazzo, beneath growing stress while Bremen are wanting good in tenth. 

Bayern Pissed off by Bayer 

In matchday 5’s topspiel, Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen battled it out in an early season top-of-the-table conflict. 

Bayern had been dominate all through as they continued to play their high-pressing soccer and forcing Leverkusen to play lengthy. Nevertheless, it was B04 who took the lead with their first shot of the match. Following a nook, Robert Andrich was teed up for a volley which he dispatched expertly into the underside nook. 

Bayern ultimately discovered a approach via the Leverkusen defence thanks to a different gorgeous volley, this time from Aleksandar Pavlović. 

Bayern had 70% possession in a recreation which they believed them ought to have gained. Serge Gnabry hit the put up and the the bar in fast succession however Bayern simply couldn’t discover a approach via the cussed Leverkusen defence. 

Xabi Alonso’s facet would be the happier facet coming away with some extent and a stable defensive show. One thing with Leverkusen haven’t accomplished sufficient of within the Bundesliga to date this season. 

Round The Grounds

Elsewhere within the Bundesliga, St. Pauli adopted up their first level of the season with a formidable 3-0 victory away at high-flying Freiburg. It’s their first three factors within the prime flight since 2011 and having been accused of lacking probabilities in earlier matchdays, St. Pauli didn’t make the identical mistake at Freiburg. The newcomers solely had 28% possession however from their 4 pictures heading in the right direction, three of them discovered the again of the online. St. Pauli have climbed up into 14th and are unbeaten in two. 

There was late drama within the matches involving Wolfsburg vs Stuttgart and Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Union Berlin. Stuttgart had been trailing 2-1 with ten males however managed to steal some extent because of the ever-reliable Denis Undav within the 97th minute. In the meantime Gladbach substitute Tomáš Čvančara secured all three factors within the 96th minute to offer his facet their second victory of the marketing campaign. 

Elsewhere within the Bundesliga, there have been spectacular wins for RB Leipzig (4-0), Heidenheim (2-0), and Eintracht Frankfurt (4-2). 

GGFN | Jamie Allen