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Christian Ilzer and his club Hoffenheim suffered a heavy 5-0 defeat at league leaders Bayern Munich on Wednesday to round off the first half of the German Bundesliga season.
The German record champions remain four points ahead of defending champions Bayer Leverkusen in the table. RB Leipzig lost 2-1 at VfB Stuttgart after leading at half-time, while Marco Grüll scored a brace for Werder Bremen in a 3-3 home draw against Heidenheim.
Hoffenheim didn't stand a chance in Munich's Allianz Arena and were 3-0 down after 25 minutes. Leroy Sane slotted the ball into the far corner after an assist from Thomas Müller (7'). Raphael Guerreiro scored after a one-two with Harry Kane (12) and Kane himself scored from a handball penalty (26). After the break, Sane (48) and Serge Gnabry (66) netted again, Hoffenheim had nothing to counter. ÖFB team player Alexander Prass was substituted for the losers in the 41st minute, while Konrad Laimer was on the bench for Bayern.
Munich are on course for their third league win in a row. For Hoffenheim, on the other hand, things are getting increasingly tight. TSG are now without a win in nine competitive matches and suffered their third league defeat in a row in Munich. Since his debut in November against Leipzig (4:3), former Sturm Graz mastermind Ilzer has not won a game with his new team. As a result, Hoffenheim are now only 16th in the relegation places. The lead to a relegation place is now only three points.
Leipzig lose after taking the lead
Leipzig took an early lead in Stuttgart through star striker Benjamin Sesko (10'). However, the home side turned the game around after the break with goals from Jacob Brun Larsen (50') and Nick Woltemade (60'). ÖFB team player Nicolas Seiwald once again played in the back three for Leipzig, Christoph Baumgartner was substituted in the 66th minute and Xaver Schlager was absent due to his recent knee injury. Sesko, like Lois Openda shortly afterwards, was shown yellow and red. Their team conceded their third defeat in the last five competitive matches, but are still fourth in the table.
Union Berlin lost 2-0 to Augsburg in the home debut of new coach Steffen Baumgart and captain Christopher Trimmel, while the battle to avoid relegation took on added urgency when bottom club Bochum defeated FC St. Pauli 1-0. Hoffenheim visit penultimate-placed Kiel on Saturday. Another defeat could see Ilzer's team slip into the relegation zone.
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