Bayern and Dortmund win to stay joint top of the Bundesliga

Bayern and Dortmund win to stay joint top of the Bundesliga The Bundesliga remains level on points at the top of the table. A week after drawing in Der Klassiker, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund both won their games on Saturday (7) and now have 21 points after nine rounds. The Bavarians lead the league on goal difference. Despite missing several attacking players, they beat Mainz 2–1 away from home. Joshua Kimmich and Lennart Karl scored Bayern's goals. Meanwhile, Dortmund hosted Elversberg and won by the same scoreline, with Felix Nmecha scoring twice. Check out the details of Saturday's early-afternoon Bundesliga games below: Mainz vs Bayern Munich Bayern controlled the game for the most part, with Kimmich opening the scoring. Mainz found the net late in the first half, but the goal was ruled out for offside. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was injured in the move and had to be replaced by Jonas Urbig. Early in the second half, Karl got on the scoresheet to put the reigning German champions firmly on course for victory. Tietz scored a consolation goal for the hosts in second-half stoppage time. Borussia Dortmund vs Elversberg Felix Nmecha was the star of the game, scoring both of Dortmund's goals. But the first did not come until nine minutes into the second half. Elversberg fought back late on, pulling a goal back through Noel Futkeu and pushing for an equalizer. But the hosts held on to claim another three points. Leipzig vs Augsburg Augsburg sprang an early surprise by opening the scoring in the first few minutes. But Martín Demichelis's side responded emphatically. They turned the game around before halftime. In the second half, the victory became a rout. Brazilian Rômulo scored one of the goals, his fourth of this Bundesliga campaign. Paderborn vs Eintracht Frankfurt This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.