Fábio Silva keeps Bayern München first as Dortmund stay level after 2-2 draw

Bayern München remain first as Dortmund earn a 2-2 draw

Who leads the Bundesliga after Regular Season - 8? Bayern München are first on 18 points, with Borussia Dortmund second and also on 18 points. Their meeting ended 2-2, leaving both clubs listed at W5 D3 L0. Across all nine matches, the round produced 28 goals.

Konrad Laimer put Bayern ahead in the 38th minute before Serhou Guirassy equalised for Dortmund in the 60th. Dayot Upamecano restored Bayern’s lead in the 66th minute, but Fábio Silva equalised in the 89th. The result keeps the leading pair level on points, with Bayern occupying first and Dortmund second in the current standings.

Freiburg rise to third as Leipzig and Bremen stay close

SC Freiburg moved into third on 16 points after winning 2-1 at FC Augsburg. Michael Gregoritsch put Augsburg ahead in the 18th minute, but Igor Matanović equalised for Freiburg in the 65th. Cyriaque Irié then put Freiburg ahead in the 85th minute. Freiburg are seven points ahead of Augsburg, who are ninth on nine points.

RB Leipzig remain fourth on 15 points after a 2-0 win at FC Schalke 04. Antonio Nusa put Leipzig ahead with a penalty in the 37th minute, and Rômulo José Cardoso da Cruz completed the scoring in the 78th. Schalke are 16th on six points, nine points behind Leipzig.

Werder Bremen are fifth on 15 points after beating 1899 Hoffenheim 2-0. Niclas Füllkrug opened the scoring in the 57th minute, and Eren Dinkci added Bremen’s second in the 82nd. Hoffenheim are 11th on nine points, six points behind Bremen.

Stuttgart win at Leverkusen while Elversberg pull clear of Mainz

VfB Stuttgart defeated Bayer Leverkusen 4-2. Ermedin Demirović scored in the 14th minute to put Stuttgart ahead and Jamie Leweling made it 2-0 in the 22nd. Patrik Schick pulled one back for Leverkusen in the 28th minute, before Bilal El Khannouss restored Stuttgart’s two-goal advantage in the 51st.

Demirović scored again in the 65th minute to make it 4-1, while Ibrahim Maza scored Leverkusen’s second in the 79th. The Stuttgart forward was the round’s top scorer with two goals. Leverkusen are sixth on 13 points, four points ahead of Stuttgart, who are 10th on nine points.

SV Elversberg are seventh on 13 points after beating FSV Mainz 05 4-1. Felix Keidel opened the scoring in the seventh minute, Francis Onyeka doubled the lead in the 26th, and Maurice Krattenmacher made it 3-0 in the 45th. Cole Campbell completed Elversberg’s scoring in the 90th minute before Benedict Hollerbach scored Mainz’s goal in the 90th. Elversberg are three points ahead of Mainz, who are eighth on 10 points.

Draws leave the lower table tightly grouped

SC Paderborn 07 are 12th on nine points after a 0-0 draw at Borussia Mönchengladbach, who are 18th on four points. Paderborn are five points ahead of Gladbach. Elsewhere, 1. FC Köln are 14th on eight points after drawing 1-1 at Union Berlin, who are 17th on six points. Janik Haberer put Union ahead in the 10th minute, and Malek El Mala equalised for Köln in the 79th.

Eintracht Frankfurt beat Hamburger SV 3-1. Warmed Omari’s own goal counted for Frankfurt in the 10th minute, before Terem Moffi equalised for Hamburg in the 14th. Raphael Onyedika Nwadike put Frankfurt ahead in the 47th minute, and Younes Ebnoutalib completed the win in the 69th. Hamburg are 13th on nine points, one point ahead of Frankfurt, who are 15th on eight points. The results leave the positions from 12th to 18th separated by five points or fewer, according to the current table.