Steffen Baumgart has overseen his first win as Union Berlin coach as his team ended its 11-game winless run with a 2-1 victory over Mainz in the Bundesliga
After ten games without a win, Union Berlin, coached by Steffen Baumgart since this winter, come to a 2-1 home win against Mainz in the 18th round of the Bundesliga.
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German Bundesliga leading scorers after the weekend's matches: 9: Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt), Musiala (Bayern Munich), Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 7: Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), Harres (Holstein Kiel), Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Machino (Holstein Kiel), Stage (Werder Bremen), Undav (Stuttgart), Wind (Wolfsburg)
Steffen Baumgart has enjoyed his first win as boss of Union Berlin, who ended a 10-match winless run with a 2-1 win over Mainz in the Bundesliga.
German Bundesliga results on Friday: Stuttgart v Freiburg, Bayern Munich v Wolfsburg, Heidenheim v St Pauli, Bochum v RB Leipzig, Holstein Kiel v Hoffenheim, Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1730)
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Leipzig has signed wing back Ridle Baku from Bundesliga rival Wolfsburg after an injury to Benjamin Henrichs. Leipzig said Friday that the 26-year-old Baku had signed a 2½-year contract to 2027. He will be available for Sunday’s home game against Werder Bremen as the league restarts this weekend after its winter break.
A second-half goal from Alex Grimaldo sent Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-0 home win over Mainz, closing the gap with league leaders Bayern Munich to one point.In Leverkusen, Xabi Alonso's defending champions were dominant against an in-form Mainz but were held at bay until Grimaldo produced a stunning free kick after 48 minutes.
FreiburgFrankfurt’s Mario Götze produced the first notable moment of the clash, testing Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu with a well-struck half-volley from the right side
Eintracht Frankfurt are back at the top of the Bundesliga. After the short winter break, the third-placed team in the table started with a 1:0 win at St. Pauli. Mainz are also still among the leaders.
Baku, who was born in Mainz, made his Bundesliga debut against Leipzig for Mainz in 2018. He joined Wolfsburg in 2020 and established himself as a regular at the Volkswagen-backed club.