match day 17 brings the 1st half of the season to an end with 2 sides in the running to finish top 6 having in their own hands an almost guaranteed to finish the bundesliga number one side with a win against alex. coming in the hall as they started the match day level on points and if they had one wish out of christmas is that their rivals trip up and they regain top spots. and they may be out of the running but they shouldn't be overlooked by the season has seen ups and downs which is why they want to end the year with a back. welcome to the final match day saturday of the on the bundesliga he on the mechanic line now let's start with abi lives if the club's goal is to win the bundesliga title as soon as possible heading into the mid-season break the bulls were in pole position to finish the top of the table and when they have my stash up as it's known here in germany it would be a step in the right direction if they did the 1st they'd have to navigate their way around the tricky side it's an unbeaten in their last 6 matches. hausberg coach

martin schmidt managed to smile as he greeted his counterparts in leonardo's mon. against leipzig of all teams philip max would have to sit out the match with a sore throat leaving it all up to his strike partner thought he i need a less now. and he rose to the occasion opening the scoring for the visitors with their 1st chance in just the 8th minute my the 8th goal of the season for the summer newcomer my checking video replay for possible offside took 2 and a half minutes which is better to feel the fire for opponents of the system who say it kills the mood i'm after that leipzig woke up of a but they couldn't capitalise on any of their 1st half chances of a b.

but that changed in the 68th minute when conrad lima got hold of the ball. the austrian netting the long overdue equaliser by it was like 6 sixteenth's shot in the game and they finally managed to take advantage of one. type save wanted to make sure they went into the winter break top of the table and that was guaranteed 12 minutes later when patrick chick i shipped off felix to do well and headed in to make it to what i heard. might say played a clever game the rest of the way t.-mo van us stepped on the gas and set up substitute use of pulse and 5 to tap in and round out the $31.00 scoreline in the final minutes. it's all very tight all the top teams are there in the mix be a lot of big things happening for us in spring. and. feel like this

next year and that's. in the summer months but 1st leipsic will be having a merry christmas at the top of the table. now unless a 14 goals against an in-form has a bell inside the haps my specialty is life as in life 6 hands and although they knew it's unlikely they could catch the bulls it would at least record their most successful start to a season since their title winning campaigns of 197077. pats of butter in season has brightened up of late they were looking to spoil got back to christmas with a 3rd straight victory to pulling his best 1st half chance came from a free kick when this counterattack ended in a foul on davies and white move and stepped up. his effort crashed off the crossbar much to the relief of a stranded here i'm zama in the club but. at the other end the photos were

inaccurate markers to round was denied by rooney yosh try an offside rule we're not house squandered the rebound and the schools stay left. marco was a side not performing like credible contenders for the tight. to direct passes in the 2nd half gave got back the best shots of the game but amazon play our fight to make it count another simple save for yosh. still trying to squander one more opportunity before the whistle but he is good to his mischief huge shoulder swipe symbolic of gladbach struggle in front of the head to go marco rose's disappointment is your view cleans man's heart for rewards while glad but now food 2 points behind lights and hats are heading to the winter break unbeaten in 4 games . i think they are for a while the wouldn't be making genuine challenge at the top after the turbulent season

they've had so far it's not surprising really if you take a closer look at the squad have had a head of their clash against both they only had 11 healthy outfield players at their disposal the rest all from the youth team but maybe that's just the fresh impetus they needed. but down to the bare bones i mean building a forward helps make up the back line as wolfsburg came prowling for points the midfielder in question have you martinez was forced to limp off in the 1st half to an out of sorts jerome but saying his replacement at the back fire on top throughout was fully could see me almost scoring with that stunning strike in the 51st minute couldn't cast deals with a miraculous save to keep things level. another example of defensive heroics or jerome roussel olympic thomas miller's pocket but post soon after the french went out of nowhere to save the day. the wolves they went close themselves might see an old shot deflecting just wide of the post all of it last night knew that this was

his side's best chance of stealing all 3 points. 10 minutes to go continue your she was a c. on the 18 year old repeat wednesday's match winning debut heroics just 2 minutes later the youngster turned home a mile across to win my 2nd consecutive game for boy munich said in every pushed aside now that confidence but can actually put the game to bed late tom slotting home off the robert levin dusty t.v. for a simple finish. cycles waved away as hands he flicked side graft another victory but what of the interim coach whose future. he'll be our man to some or at least we'll see how things develop but he's doing a good job we're very happy with the development of the squad and we're very satisfied with him and with the way he's conducted himself in public since that suspension boy wonder does it again as boy get the points.

as the top 3 so is it now time for the chasing pack these next teams need to deliver if they are to stay within touching distance by kicking off a summary with shout against freiburg. win against schreiber. would seashell to spend the winter break ahead of their arch rivals dortmund. added motivation for the home side who took the lead with half an hour gone. through it set out with a go after a cheeky pass from police around. after the break freiburg got a penalty after lucas bowler was brought down in the box near paris and stepped up to score as a 3rd goal for the club making him freiburg joint top goalscorer with germany coach you are. freiburg were awarded another penalty after a foul on kuantan whom present so great for the taker this time around and tribe or had turned the game in their favor i would chuck a managed to salvage

a point. in the a.t.f. minutes but not enough to overtake don't mind in the standings. sometimes you just have to take it even if you don't get what you deserve we deserved to win today but we didn't because of accept or trying to carry on and i think it's. the video assistant referee was busy in the game between minds and leverkusen 1st a goal from adam shall i was ruled out for off site. after the break kevin fall and look to have given leverkusen the lead but after a v.a.r. check it was also called back for handball in the build up wendell 2nd yellow card on the other hand was less controversial leverkusen had to play the last 20 minutes with 10 men but they still managed to get the winner substitute lucas allow rio and 11 in the fortunate away when. munsey to be a even with 10 men we had $45.00 or 6 players in front of a goal i think in the end we deserved to win. after 2 bonus legal losses in

a row leverkusen go into the once a break with a win. and last but not least cologne against braman is a class that would decide who spends the mid-season break in the dreaded bottom 3. there was jus. one goal in this match and it went to cologne in the 39th minute john cordova sealing the win for the home side and as we've seen so often this season really poor defending their from braman. after failing to win the 1st 3 games of his tenure mark is just outside when their 3rd on the bounce thereby condemning braman to the relegation zone for the mid season break. let's have a look at all the results from match day 17 so far leipzig win big glop stumble and by an end the year on a high as a points piece of shout and freiburg leverkusen 3 points delivered and if you like 6 let's be honest for cologne as they down braman don't last friday and the last 2

games of 2019 aren't just of the off and a born and let's take a quick look at the table as well it's the 1st time since december 2009 that a team other than buying and development our top going into the middle of the mid-season break and is live say congratulations to them and down the bottom half is still plenty to play for on sunday but only when will do for just move on if it's a rain in their rivals you also at 6 see is the winner of this week's play of the day with 58 percent of the vote. the 18 year olds repeated wednesday's match winning winning heroics telling home it's almost been a cross to break the deadlock against. 2 goes into matches that's quite the start for the youngest one was what 6 c's finish is your play of the day. writes lives they have reason to celebrate as they head into the new year top of the pile is this a big step towards their 1st ever. the next 17 match days we'll tell. you on the

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