The visitors hold their ranks. This Saturday afternoon on the occasion of the 7th day of the Bundesliga, only one of the five matches was won by a home team, and it does not concern Leverkusen, future opponent of PSG, Tuesday, in the Champions League. Traveling to Mainz, Kasper Hjulmand's players won after a spectacular match (3-4), marked by the return of Martin Terrier, scorer after nine months of absence. Before that, the excellent Alejandro Grimaldo, whose left foot will be one of the threats to watch on the Parisian side, had already made the talk. He opened the scoring from the penalty spot (11th, 0-1), before Cameroonian revelation Christian Michel Kofane (19), made the break (24th, 0-2). Already a scorer in his last two matches against PSV and Union Berlin, he got back into action by taking advantage of Poku's brilliant delivery (24th). Lee Jae-Sung reduced the gap (34th, 1-2), but hope only lasted a moment. Found by Hofmann in an unusual number 9 position, Grimaldo scored a double (45+3rd, 1-3). Amiri further reduced the gap from the penalty spot (71st, 2-3), then Martin Terrier, who entered just ten minutes earlier, gave us the great story of the day.
For his return after several months of struggle, the former Rennais scored by going twice. He got confused on his first attempt in the area, but he managed to keep the ball and propel it from the right into the back of the net (87th, 2-4). Sieb's third goal had no impact on the outcome of the match (90th, 3-4), but it at least reminded the Parisians that Leverkusen was not an impregnable fortress. The 2024 German champions are 5th. Mainz is 16th. At the same time, Leipzig did the job by winning against Hamburg (2-1). Baumgartner's flair on a cross from Nusa allowed RasenBallsport to open the scoring, then the Austrian did it again to respond to Lokonga's equalizer. In the other matches, Cologne was held by Augsburg (1-1). The two goals of this opposition are to the credit of El-Mala (19 years old) and the ex-Rennais Fabian Rieder from the penalty spot. Heidenheim showed character to take a point against Werder (2-2), while Stuttgart confirmed its excellent form by pulverizing Wolfsburg (0-3). Tiago Tomas and German internationals Maximilian Mittelsdtädt and Angelo Stiller scored. Stuttgart is 3rd.
