Schick’s hat trick kept Leverkusen within striking distance of Bayern

THE Leverkusen He was the absolute boss against the model Bochum and with that 4:0 for the 16th matchday The Bundesliga remained a safe distance from the title fight.

Xabi Alonso trusted Patrik Schick with a rare spell in the starting eleven and justified it by scoring a hat-trick in the 1st half. The Czech striker put his many injury problems behind him and saved the goal of the season with a penalty kick in the 30th minute. Two minutes later he scored again and seemed to “secure” the victory in injury time of the first part.

Leverkusen didn’t rest, they created more chances and when their hero retreated to enjoy the glory, substitute and this year’s attack leader Victor Bonifatius needed just two minutes to be named scorer for the tenth time this season.

Bayern put the Eintracht debacle behind them and began to build a series of important victories at home and abroad. Last success of the 2-1 in the Wolfsburg This puts them close to the top of the table and has one game less.

The visitors took the lead through Jamal Musiala and in the 43rd minute Harry Kane scored his 21st goal in the division. The English striker’s beautiful shot proved to be decisive after Maximilian Arnold was able to reduce the deficit for the “Wolves” in stoppage time. In the second half the pace dropped significantly, the guests kept the ball and prevented the home team from becoming dangerous and so it remained 2-1 until the end.

THE Stuttgart recovered from the significant defeat against Bayern a few days ago and broke out augsburg with 3-0. The difference between the two teams was clearly visible on the pitch, as the Swabians took risks without conceding any goals. Deniz Udav opened the scoring in the 18th minute and Serou Girassi returned to scoring, scoring his 17th goal of the season (from a pass from his strike partner). Chris Firich scored a goal in the 2nd half, which kept Stuttgart in 3rd place in the table.

The results of the 16th round

• Werder – Leipzig 1-1 (75′ Jima – 47′ Openda)
• Dortmund – Mainz 1-1 (29′ Brad – 43′ Van de Bergh)
• Hoffenheim – Darmstadt 3-3 (14′ penalty. Kramaric, 28′, 66′ Bebu – 23′ Pfeiffer, 57′, 86′ Skarke)
• Union – Cologne 2:0 (55′ Hollerbach, 78′ Fofana)
• Eintracht – Gladbach 2-1 (90+2′ Buta, 90+8′ Koch / 27′ Weber)
• Heidenheim – Freiburg 3-2 (52′ Dinksi, 84′ Kleindienst, 90+3′ auto. Ginder / 7′, 64′ penalty. Heller)
• Stuttgart-Augsburg 1:0 (18′ Udav)
• Leverkusen – Bochum 4:0 (30′ Penalty, 32′, 45+1′ Chic, 69′ Boniface)
• Wolfsburg – Bavaria 1-2 (45+1′ Arnold / 33′ Musiala, 43′ Kane)

The program for the 17th matchday

• 01.12. 9:30 p.m Bavaria – Hoffenheim
• 13.01. 4:30 p.m Freiburg – Union
• 13.01. 4:30 p.m Mainz – Wolfsburg
• 13.01. 4:30 p.m Augsburg – Leverkusen
• 13.01. 4:30 p.m Leipzig – Eintracht
• 13.01. 4:30 p.m Cologne – Heidenheim
• 13.01. 19:30 o’clock Darmstadt – Dortmund
• 14.01. 4:30 p.m Bochum – Werder
• 14.01. 6:30 p.m Gladbach – Stuttgart