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Berlin (dpa) - Weak phase overcome, advantage maintained: FC Bayern Munich is strengthened in the modern classic at Borussia Dortmund on the coming game day.

After the 5: 1 against 1. FC Köln, the cushion of the front runner on RB Leipzig is still only two points.

Thanks to a race to catch up in the 3-2 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach, the pursuer stays with the German record champions.

At the end of the table, the situation for FC Schalke 04 is becoming more and more hopeless - plus the fuss about coach Christian Gross.

The most important things about the 23rd matchday of the Bundesliga at a glance:

COMEBACKS: Bayern could not only look forward to a clear victory despite a defensive wobbly phase in the meantime, but also to two successful returnees.

After being substituted on, Serge Gnabry shone as a goalscorer to make it 4-1 and 5-1, Thomas Müller prepared the third Munich goal after just 31 seconds on the field.

"When Thomas Müller and I came in, we tried to bring in a breath of fresh air," said Gnabry, who played for the first time after his hamstring tore.

"Then we quickly made it 3-1 and after that it was easier for us again."

Müller was back on the field after being infected with the corona virus.

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Leipzig saved their fifth league win in a row thanks to Alexander Sörloth's goal in the third minute of stoppage time.

"Of course my goal made me super happy," said the Norwegian, who had so far fallen well short of expectations with just one goal of the season.

SCHALKE CRISIS: At 1: 5 at VfB Stuttgart, the Revierclub and coach Gross experienced the next debacle this season to forget.

But the Swiss doesn't want to give up.

"No, no," said the 66-year-old on Sky when asked if he would throw it down: "For me there is no giving up."

A club spokesman had previously rejected matching media reports that professionals are said to have demanded a change of coach.

Licensed player boss Sascha Riether left the exact content of discussions with players that had taken place this week open.

FRUST IN THE RELEASE FIGHT: Arminia Bielefeld's Stefan Ortega didn't even try to hide his anger over the 3-0 defeat at Borussia Dortmund.

"Absolutely shit", the keeper summed up the fourth defeat in the past five games.

"I'm completely frustrated."

Should FSV Mainz 05 score a point against FC Augsburg on Sunday (3:30 p.m.), Bielefeld would slip to 17th place in the table.

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Hertha BSC has not won nine league games and could be relegated if they win in Mainz.

«I thought what a fate.

It can't be that the game ends 0-2, "said coach Pal Dardai after the 0-2 draw at Champions League aspirant VfL Wolfsburg and a decent performance.

«We just have to work.

It's spinning, I know that, but I have to convince the boys. "

Three numbers for the matchday:

2 - Gladbach only got two points from the last five Bundesliga games.

Borussia has not yet had such a negative series under coach Marco Rose - and now the cup duel with Borussia Dortmund and thus the next team of the coach is on.

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32 - With 32 points from 23 games, Stuttgart is currently better than it has been in more than ten years.

666 - Wolfsburg's Koen Casteels have been in the Bundesliga for 666 minutes and thus more than seven games without conceding a goal.

The goalkeeper moved up to sixth place on the all-time best list - there are still 218 minutes left to Timo Hildebrand on top.

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