Spectacular Bundesliga afternoon on this 10th day, marked by a stunning scenario at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, where Bayern Munich avoided their first defeat of the season against a valiant Union Berlin (2-2). The Berliners, buoyed by their audience, thought they had achieved the feat after a double from defender Danilho Doekhi (27th, 83rd) which blew up the stands. In the meantime, Luis Díaz (38th) had already allowed the Bavarians to return to the game for the first time. But that was without counting on the determination of Vincent Kompany’s Bayern, who pushed to the end despite an overall disappointing match. At the end of added time, Harry Kane snatched the equalizer with a powerful header in the 90th + 3 minute, maintaining the Bavarian invincibility and saving an unexpected point. The Union, exemplary in intensity and organization, may harbor regrets, as victory held out its arms to it. In Sinsheim, Hoffenheim also had a good performance, dominating Leipzig (3-1). Trailing from the 9th minute after Diomandé opened the scoring, Christian Ilzer’s men turned the situation around with authority. Amir Hajdari (20th) brought his team back up to par, before Tim Lemperle (38th) cemented local domination. In the second half, Grischa Prömel (79th) sealed the success of Hoffenheim, which firmly established itself at the top of the table. Leipzig, too inconsistent, saw its momentum slowed down after an encouraging series.
For its part, Bayer Leverkusen put on a real offensive festival against Heidenheim, swept aside (6-0) at the BayArena. Kasper Hjulmand’s men left their opponent no chance, led by an irresistible Patrik Schick (2nd, 22nd) and a fiery Ibrahim Maza (45+1, 53rd). Jonas Hofmann (16th) and Emanuel Poku (27th) completed the collective demonstration of impressive mastery from Leverkusen. Heidenheim, surpassed in all areas of the game, never existed. Finally, at the Volksparkstadion, Borussia Dortmund let two points slip away at the very end of the match against Hamburg (1-1). Niko Kovač’s men, however, had done the hardest part thanks to Carney Chukwuemeka, who opened the scoring in the 64th minute with a precise shot close to the post. Solid without being brilliant, the Borussen seemed to have a valuable away success. But HSV never gave up and were rewarded for their efforts in a thrilling finale: Ransford Königsdörffer equalized in the 90th +7 minute, triggering the explosion at the Volksparkstadion. A draw snatched from courage which confirms the combativeness of the Hamburgers, while Dortmund, frustrated, sees a victory that had its arms outstretched slip away.
