Three days before challenging Paris SG at the Parc des Princes for a place in the Champions League final, Dortmund crushed Augsburg by winning 5-1 at home on Saturday, while Bayern fell to Stuttgart (3-1) , before his meeting against Real Madrid.
At the top of the German championship, everything is already more or less decided before the last three days, with the title for Leverkusen, who will be accompanied next season by Bayern, Stuttgart, RB Leipzig and Dortmund in the Champions League.
This 32nd day is placed between the two-way halves of the European Cups, which still concern three Bundesliga clubs: Bayern and Dortmund in the Champions League, Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League.
Thanks to a spectacular first period (five goals), Borussia Dortmund won 5-1, including a goal for his return from Dutch international winger Donyell Malen, who had only played half an hour since mid-March, notably missing the C1 quarter-final against Atlético Madrid and the half-leg against PSG.
Winner (1-0) in their Westfalenstadion at PSG on Wednesday, Edin Terzic’s men travel to Paris on Tuesday for the C1 semi-final return (9:00 p.m.).
The BVB coach rotated, leaving Jadon Sancho, Julian Brandt, Karim Adeyemi, and Niclas Füllkrug on the bench at the start of the match, and did not have to deplore any injuries, rotating his squad, while his opponent Parisian is exempt from efforts this weekend in the French championship.
This victory allows Dortmund to come back to three points behind Leipzig (60 against 63), held in check Friday evening at Hoffenheim (1-1), for fourth place.
Kane at 36 goals
Harry Kane scores his 36th goal in the Bundesliga after 32 days on a penalty, five points short of Robert Lewandowski’s absolute record of 41 goals. / THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP
In Stuttgart, Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel also rotated, but his team took on water. Defender and midfielder Raphaël Guerreiro also limped off in the first half after twisting his left foot while blocking a Stuttgart strike.
The Portuguese international left the mixed zone on crutches to join the Munich bus. He “will probably miss the return match”, indicated Tuchel after the meeting.
The Munich residents travel to Madrid to challenge Real Madrid on Wednesday (9:00 p.m.), after a draw (2-2) with twists and turns at the Allianz Arena in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
Logically led by the score after half an hour of play by the Swabian club on a goal from Leonidas Stergiou (1-0, 29th), Bayern equalized with a penalty converted by Harry Kane (1-1, 37th). The captain of the English selection now has 36 goals in the Bundesliga.
To equal Poland’s Robert Lewandowski’s single-season record of 41 goals (during the 2020/21 season), Kane must score five goals against Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim.
After missing several opportunities to regain the lead, the Munich team gave in at the end of the match. First on a headed goal from South Korean Jeong Woo-yeong (83rd) then on a counter goal from Silas in added time (90th + 3).
Thanks to this victory, Stuttgart returns to two points from third place in Munich (67 against 69).
