A general rehearsal was successful for both German participants in the Champions League: Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund recorded wins in the 20th round of Bundesliga and will be in good mood ahead of the tough games with PSG and Chelsea on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Bavarians had a much easier task as they played at home against relegation strugglers Bochum and won 3-0, while Borussia had to put much more effort in Bremen, against a seventh-placed Werder, but ended up with a clean sheet and a 2-0 triumph.15 – Dortmund’s Jamie Bynoe-Gittens scored BVB’s 15th goal by a teenager in the Bundesliga this season (excl. own goals) – as many as all other teams combined. Talent. #SVWBVB @jbgittens pic.twitter.com/ZYYzmVXcso— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) February 11, 2023 Bayern applied the pressure from the first minute, willing to break the deadlock as soon as possible, but it wasn’t so easy. Bochum somehow managed to stop all attacks, either with the help of keeper Riemann’s safe hands or with the help of Bayern’s not so precise forwards. But defender Janko made a crucial mistake in the 42nd minute. Under pressure from Muller, the Bochum defender took a back-pass, bit without a necessary strength to reach the keeper on time. The Bayern captain sprinted to get the ball, Riemann was there but he luckily passed him and put the ball into an empty net for the lead. Bochum keeper had another great reaction in the first half when he saved De Ligt’s header from close range and Goretzka missed the whole goal after the ball rebounded just at his feet.⚽️ GOAL Thomas MullerFC Bayern 1-0 Bochum#FCBBOC || 41’pic.twitter.com/Da1VZuATmj— FC Bayern Universe (@BayernUniversal) February 11, 2023 Bochum had only one bright part of the match, just at the start of the second half, when Yann Sommer had to make two saves, but after that it was all Bayern again. Coman came in the 60th minute and scored through keeper’s legs four minutes later. Gnabry earned himself a penalty which he successfully converted into the third goal, which was the last one in this game.The only dark spot in Borussia’s win in Bremen was Youssoufa Moukoko’s injury. The younger finally started in the first 11 while Sebastien Haller was moved to the bench, but the switch was quickly made in the 26th minute, when he went down with an injury. Weiser and Fullkrug had their chances in the first half, but the Swiss keeper Kobel was on the spot. Borussia managed to finish the job and remain unbeaten since the start of the 2023 in the second half, with wonderful goals from Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Julian Brandt. The Englishman needed under a minute to score after coming in from the bench, while the German midfielder secured an important win for Dortmund 5 minutes from time.BUNDESLIGA – Matchday 20FridaySchalke 04 – Wolfsburg 0-0SaturdayHoffenheim – Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-3 (0-1)/N’Soki 77 – Andrich 6, Diaby 46, Hlozek 56/Mainz 05 – Augsburg 3-1 (2-1)/Lee 21, 52, Onisiwo 24 – Demirovic 28/Bayern München – Bochum 3-0 (1-0)/Muller 42, Coman 64 Gnabry 73(p) /Freiburg – Stuttgart 2-1 (0-1)/Grifo 60(p), 84(p) – Fuhrich 30/Werder Bremen – Borussia Dortmund 0-2 (0-0)/Bynoe-Gittens 67, 85/20:30 Leipzig – Union BerlinSunday17:30 Hertha BSC – Borussia M’gladbach19:30 FC Koln – Eintracht Frankfurt***odds are subject to change
