With David Wagner’s red-hot Schalke rolling past RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich are atop of the Bundesliga table.
Paderborn 2-3 Bayern Munich
For a second, it seemed Bayern Munich’s visit to Paderborn was going to end with a fairytale ending for the recently promoted home side. In the end, Bayern’s overwhelming talent showed through with goals from Serge Gnabry, Philippe Coutinho, and Robert Lewandowski, who sealed the game in the 79th minute with a delicate chip.
ROBERT. LEWANDOWSKI. 🔥
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) September 28, 2019
A delightful chip from Bayern's No. 9 makes it 3-1 late on. pic.twitter.com/akckUwywVN
With Schalke’s dominating performance over RB Leipzig, Niko Kovač and company are back at the top of the Bundesliga with 14 points from six matches.
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RB Leipzig 1-3 Schalke 04
From early on, Wagner’s side took control of the game, specifically in the 29th minute when Salif Sane gave the traveling team the lead. Before halftime, Amine Harit converted from the spot. By the time Leipzig attempted to rally back with a goal from Swede Wmil Forsberg in the 83rd minute, Schalke was two goals up. Like Leipzig, Schalke remains one point back of the leaders.
USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie started and played all 90 minutes for Bundesliga’s third place team.
Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Werder Bremen
The years were rolled back on Saturday as Mario Götze and Marco Rues put Dortmund up 2-1 over Bremen in the first half.
Josh Sargent flicks it on and Marco Friedl does the rest!
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) September 28, 2019
The American and Austrian combine to make it Dortmund 2-2 Bremen heading into the last 30 minutes on FS2. #BVBSVW pic.twitter.com/DRTNLAb5by
But just a handful of minutes into the second, Marco Friedl and USMNT teen Josh Sargent let Westfalenstadion know what the future is all about. Off of a corner-kick set piece, Sargent assisted Friedl, who attentively found the ball near the back post and tapped the ball with his head as he was going down. Dortmund are two matches removed from their last league win.
Elsewhere
Union Berlin 1-2 Eintracht Frankfurt — Friday
Mainz 0-1 Wolfsburg — Saturday
Augsburg 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen — Saturday
Hoffenheim 0-3 Borussia Mönchengladbach — Saturday
Fortuna - SC Freiburg — Sunday
Köln - Hertha Berlin — Sunday
STANDINGS
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Home | Away | PTS |
| Bayern Munich | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 2-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 14 |
| RB Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1-1-1 | 3-0-0 | 13 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2-0-1 | 2-1-0 | 13 |
| Mönchengladbach | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1-1-1 | 3-0-0 | 13 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2-1-0 | 2-0-1 | 13 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 12 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2-1-0 | 1-1-1 | 11 |
| SC Freiburg | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1-1-1 | 2-0-0 | 10 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2-1-0 | 1-0-2 | 10 |
| Werder Bremen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 1-0-2 | 1-1-1 | 7 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 1-0-2 | 0-2-1 | 5 |
| FC Augsburg | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 1-1-1 | 0-1-2 | 5 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 0-1-1 | 1-0-2 | 4 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 1-0-3 | 0-1-1 | 4 |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 1-0-1 | 0-1-2 | 4 |
| 1. FC Köln | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 0-0-2 | 1-0-2 | 3 |
| FSV Mainz 05 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 1-0-2 | 0-0-3 | 3 |
| SC Paderborn | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 0-0-3 | 0-1-2 |
