Looking Around the League: Are Mainz Circling the Drain"
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Despite looking like they don?t really belong, Mainz continue to find themselves in a relegation battle. Bayern Munich had an ?English week? this week, to catch up with the rest of the Bundesliga?s schedule, and in the process have made up a lot of ground on Bayer Leverkusen. Close wins against Union Berlin and Augsburg, while Leverkusen drew 0-0 with Borussia Mönchengladbach, mean that Bayern are just two points behind Leverkusen now
Bayer Leverkusen have yet to lose in the Bundesliga this season, and they?ve dropped points just four times, and yet they are just two points ahead of an underperforming Bayern Munich. This is just the sad reality of a league that is dominated by a team that has a vast resource advantage. Any less than perfection won?t be enough. Leverkusen can still win the league, but they probably can?t afford to slip up too many more times. Here are the results from Matchday 19:
Results
Bayern Munich 1-0 Union Berlin
Frankfurt 1-0 Mainz
Augsburg 2-3 Bayern Munich
Hoffenheim 1-1 Heidenheim
VfB Stuttgart 5-2 RB Leipzig
Werder Bremen 3-1 Freiburg
Wolfsburg 1-1 FC Köln
Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Union Berlin 1-0 Darmstadt
Borussia Dortmund 3-1 VfL Bochum
Standings
Mainz Continue to Struggle
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