Freiburg routs Gladbach 5-0 to top Bundesliga as Dortmund beats Paderborn
SC Freiburg defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 5-0 to claim first place with nine points, while Borussia Dortmund defeated SC Paderborn 3-0 to stay level on points.
Freiburg secures five-goal home victory over Gladbach
SC Freiburg moved to first place in the Bundesliga standings on Saturday with a 5-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. Yannik Engelhardt opened the scoring in the 23rd minute after Gladbach goalkeeper Moritz Nicolas missed a corner kick taken by Derry Scherhant. Igor Matanovic increased the lead in the 29th minute of his 50th Bundesliga match, finishing a low pass from Matthias Ginter off the inside post. Matanovic scored again in the 77th minute before Engelhardt added his second goal in the 79th minute, and Maximilian Eggestein completed the scoring in the 86th minute in front of 34,700 spectators. The win leaves Freiburg with nine points from three matches and extends their unbeaten home run against Gladbach in the Bundesliga to 24 years.
- Yannik Engelhardt opens the scoring for SC Freiburg following a corner kick.
- Igor Matanovic doubles the lead with a strike off the inside post.
- Tim Kleindienst is sent off with a second yellow card.
- Igor Matanovic scores Freiburg's third goal.
- Yannik Engelhardt scores his second goal of the match.
- Maximilian Eggestein scores Freiburg's fifth goal.
Kleindienst dismissal adds to Gladbach difficulties
Borussia Mönchengladbach remains without a point after three league games and has conceded 11 goals, setting a negative club record. Team captain Tim Kleindienst received a second yellow card in the 52nd minute for a foul on Philipp Lienhart. The dismissal followed public criticism from Kleindienst after a 3-4 loss to SV Elversberg, where he told teammates to watch less TikTok. Sporting director Rouven Schröder addressed the captain's comments before kickoff on Sky.
A lot has accumulated, Tim is maximally ambitious. We are as well. And every guy is different there. You can be objective in the emotion. The other one is just a bit more emotional.
Gladbach coach Eugen Polanski altered his starting lineup by introducing David Herold, Robin Hack, and Kevin Stöger, but his team failed to record a shot on target. Polanski replaced Hugo Bolin with Shuto Machino at halftime, yet the team could not recover after the expulsion.
Dortmund maintains perfect start as Schlotterbeck returns
Borussia Dortmund remained level on nine points with Freiburg following a 3-0 home victory against promoted SC Paderborn. Fabio Silva scored five minutes into the match, while Felix Nmecha added two goals in the 80th and 89th minutes, the second coming from a bicycle kick. Forward Serhou Guirassy had two goals disallowed for offside, while goalkeeper Gregor Kobel remained untested throughout the afternoon. Central defender Nico Schlotterbeck returned to action as a substitute, playing for the first time since sustaining an ankle injury on 20 June during Germany's World Cup group game against Ivory Coast. Dortmund holds second place in the standings behind Freiburg on goal difference.
- Fabio Silva scores the opening goal for Borussia Dortmund.
- Felix Nmecha doubles Dortmund's lead.
- Felix Nmecha scores his second goal with a bicycle kick.
Late goals and goalkeeper records across Saturday matches
FC Augsburg drew 2-2 against Bayer Leverkusen after Michael Gregoritsch scored two goals in the 50th and 55th minutes. Gregoritsch became Augsburg's all-time top scorer in the Bundesliga before Patrik Schick equalized for Leverkusen in the 89th minute, following Christian Kofane's 18th-minute opener. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim earned a 2-1 victory over VfB Stuttgart with two goals from Adam Hlozek in the 13th and 67th minutes. In Mainz, Eintracht Frankfurt defeated FSV Mainz 05 3-1, with Jonathan Burkardt contributing to the first two goals. Frankfurt goalkeeper Noah Atubolo stopped a penalty from Nadiem Amiri at 1-0, marking his sixth consecutive penalty save in the Bundesliga. Defending champion Bayern Munich plays SV Elversberg on Sunday after drawing 0-0 against Schalke in the previous round.
