Dortmund confident

German Bundesliga in conference – 3.30 pm LIVE

Patrick Wimmer scored Wolfsburg's first goal.

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In the 32nd round of the German Bundesliga, coach Ralph Hasenhüttl's VFL Wolfsburg celebrated a 3-0 win against Darmstadt. The door opener was a goal from Patrick Wimmer. Bayern's dress rehearsal ahead of the second leg against Real was a disaster. They suffered a 3:1 defeat against Stuttgart. Dortmund, on the other hand, warmed up well for the PSG game. 

Bayern Munich suffered a setback in the battle for second place in the German Bundesliga. The record champions, who did not have their best line-up, lost the thriller at third-placed VfB Stuttgart 3-1 on Saturday and are now just two points ahead with two games remaining. Borussia Dortmund moved to within three points of fourth-placed RB Leipzig with a 5:1 win over FC Augsburg. VfL Wolfsburg also won thanks to a goal from Patrick Wimmer.

Sebastian Hoeneß

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The 22-year-old attacker scored for the second time this season in the 3-0 home win against relegated Darmstadt. Twelfth-placed Wolfsburg have now all but secured their place in the league. This is also thanks to Styrian coach Ralph Hasenhüttl, who took over the club in mid-March and has won four of his six games in charge. Werder Bremen are one point ahead of VfL in tenth place after a 2-2 draw against 13th-placed Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Injury worries in Munich
Four days after the 2-2 draw in the Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid, six new players were included in Munich's starting eleven. The squad was missing the injured defender Matthijs de Ligt and the rested Jamal Musiala. ÖFB team players Konrad Laimer, Leon Goretzka, Leroy Sané, Thomas Müller and Noussair Mazraoui all started on the bench. Goretzka had to come on in the 17th minute due to an injury to Raphael Guerreiro.

Bayern felt they were playing at a slow pace ahead of the second leg in Madrid on Wednesday, with not much coming together in attack before the break. Stuttgart were more dangerous and took the lead through right-back Leonidas Stergiou (29'). The visitors only managed to equalize thanks to the help of the refereeing team. Stuttgart's Waldemar Anton hit Serge Gnabry lightly in the face with his hand in the penalty area, but to the surprise of many, the penalty was not withdrawn by the video assistant referee (VAR).

Harry Kane did not miss the chance from the spot, scoring for the 36th time in the league in his 32nd game. The England striker has scored 44 times in 44 competitive matches. After the restart, coach Thomas Tuchel's team managed the result, but not successfully. Stuttgart's substitutes made the deserved home win perfect, first Jeong Woo-yeong (83') scored with his head, then Silas Katompa Mvumpa (93'), who had previously provided the assist. Laimer did not play.

BVB confident against Augsburg
Dortmund, another Champions League semi-finalist, produced a firework display, albeit also thanks to poor defensive work by Augsburg. Youssoufa Moukoko (4th, 29th), Donyell Malen (20th) and Marco Reus (34th) made everything clear before the break. Felix Nmecha (64) provided the finishing touch. Ruben Vargas (32') had done some cosmetic work in the meantime. Dortmund had also given some key players a rest, such as Marcel Sabitzer, who only came on as a substitute in the 73rd minute, and other attacking aces Niclas Füllkrug and Jadon Sancho.

Ralph Hasenhüttl

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Wolfsburg's Wimmer put a poor clearance into the corner with a heel from Julian Justvan (8'). Jonas Wind (11) and Vaclav Cerny (93) then added further goals. The lead over the relegation places grew to nine points for the time being. Bremen worked their way into the top ten. Nick Woltemade shone with a brace (45th, 65th). However, the win came to nothing as Robin Hack (8th) and Florian Neuhaus (91st/penalty) scored. Bremen captain Marco Friedl had touched the ball during the action, causing the penalty. The Tyrolean and Romano Schmid played through, while Stefan Lainer was substituted for Gladbach in the 71st minute. Maximilian Wöber was missing through injury.