Bayern Munich went through difficulties, but increased your advantage leading the Bundesliga to six points this Saturday after beating Mainz (8th) at home 2-1. Meanwhile, their main competitor, Borussia Dortmund (2nd), was a draw in the Ruhr derby against Bochum (10th), for the 15th round of the German championship.
With two rounds to go in the first round, the symbolic autumn champion title definitely looks to the ‘Rekordmeister’ thanks to a goal difference of +31 to +13 for Dortmund.
But the feeling in the German giant was not one of complete satisfaction. “We made it difficult for ourselves. You always have games like this, it’s just human,” admitted Thomas Mueller after the match.
Like Bayern, Borussia Dortmund conceded the first goal of the game in Bochum (Sebastian Polter with a penalty), but only managed the tie through Julian Brandt in the final minutes (85).
Dortmund coach Marco Rose, suspended after being red-carded last Saturday against Bayern, had to watch from the stands as Jude Bellingham and forward Erling Haaland missed opportunities.
“It’s not just bad luck, you have to want it too,” Brandt said. “We had enough chances to win and we didn’t use them,” he lamented.
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