Stuttgart jumped into contention for a place in the Bundesliga’s Champions League with Jamie Leveling scoring twice in a 4-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
On days when it snows Shorten Bundesliga schedule From game 6 to game 4, Stuttgart made light of subzero temperatures.
Stuttgart led 4-0 by half-time against Leverkusen, who were without injured striker Patrik Schick and key players from the African Cup of Nations.
Both of Leverkusen’s goals came when Stuttgart turned the ball over into Leverkusen’s half, sandwiching a penalty awarded to Maximilian Mittelstedt after Leverkusen’s Januel Berosian brought down Josja Vagnoman. Deniz Undav made it 4-0 just before half-time.
Alex Grimaldo’s penalty midway through the second half was the only consolation for Leverkusen, who have lost three of their last five Bundesliga games.
Lewelling has been linked with Bournemouth as a possible replacement following reports in the UK. Antoine SemenyoStuttgart’s sporting director Fabian Wolgemuth told broadcaster Sky: “We have no intention of letting Jamie Leveling go. We are happy to have him.”
Leverkusen and Stuttgart are fourth, 12 points behind league leaders Bayern Munich, who both play Wolfsburg on Sunday.
union bites
Union Berlin fans spent the week clearing snow from around the stadium so they could host the match against Mainz. A late recovery paid off as they saved the match from a 2-2 draw.
With the Union game in doubt, fans gathered with shovels to clear snow from the stadium’s access route on Thursday. Those efforts and Friday’s lower-than-expected snowfall allowed the game to continue, but the wet field quickly became rough.
Upon his return to the club, he helped them qualify for the Champions League before making his debut. Departing in 2023Mainz manager Urs Fischer almost left the game with a victory.
Nadiem Amiri’s volley put Mainz ahead, but former Union player Benedikt Hollerbach refused to celebrate after scoring Mainz’s second goal. Union hit back with a goal from Jung Woo-young in the 77th minute, and secured the points with a close-range goal from Marin Ljubicic in the 86th minute.
expensive tackle
In the match against Freiburg, which ended in a heavy snowfall, Hamburger SV lost 2-1 due to poor tackling, costing them dearly.
Immediately after Hamburg took the lead, a clumsy challenge from defender Daniel Edfadri earned him a penalty and a second yellow card. Freiburg’s Vincenzo Grifo took the spot kick and Igor Matanovic scored the winning goal.
Heidenheim drew 2-2 with Cologne. Marvin Pierringer’s bold overhead kick gave Heidenheim an early lead, before Cologne equalized twice.
St. Pauli vs. Leipzig and Werder Bremen vs. Hoffenheim were postponed due to snow and ice.
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