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Bundesliga Roundup: Borussia Dortmund lose Revierderby, Bayern held by Nuremberg

By Austin Weldon

the players of Borussia Dortmund protest at referee Felix Zwayer for the red card of Marco Reus of Borussia Dortmund DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video. during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04 at the Signal Iduna Park stadium on April 27, 2019 in Dortmund, Germany.(Photo by VI Images via Getty Images)
the players of Borussia Dortmund protest at referee Felix Zwayer for the red card of Marco Reus of Borussia Dortmund DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video. during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04 at the Signal Iduna Park stadium on April 27, 2019 in Dortmund, Germany.(Photo by VI Images via Getty Images) /
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It was another dramatic weekend in the Bundesliga as both Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich dropped points in the title race.

Borussia Dortmund lost the second Revierderby of the season, falling 4-2 to Schalke in an embarrassing performance. Mario Gotze got on the end of a wonderful Sancho chip to put the hosts up early. Schalke then got a PK through VAR, a play in which Weigl could do nothing about. Shortly after Schalke scored off a corner to go up 2-1 and from there the stupidity began. Both Marco Reus and Marius Wolf got straight red cards, both were well deserved. Daniel Caligiuri and Breel Embolo would score for Schalke. Axel Witsel pulled one back for Dortmund when they were down to 9 men but much too little too late.

27 April 2019, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund: Soccer: Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund – FC Schalke 04, 31st matchday in Signal-Iduna-Park. Referee Felix Zwayer (r) draws the red card for Dortmund’s Marco Reus (2nd from right) after a foul. Photo: Friso Gentsch/dpa – IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the requirements of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga or the DFB Deutscher Fußball-Bund, it is prohibited to use or have used photographs taken in the stadium and/or the match in the form of sequence images and/or video-like photo sequences. (Photo by Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images)
27 April 2019, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund: Soccer: Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund – FC Schalke 04, 31st matchday in Signal-Iduna-Park. Referee Felix Zwayer (r) draws the red card for Dortmund’s Marco Reus (2nd from right) after a foul. Photo: Friso Gentsch/dpa – IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the requirements of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga or the DFB Deutscher Fußball-Bund, it is prohibited to use or have used photographs taken in the stadium and/or the match in the form of sequence images and/or video-like photo sequences. (Photo by Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images) /

Bayern Munich drew Nurnberg 1-1 and if Nurnberg hadn’t hit the post on a last minute penalty  they would have stolen all three points. Matheus Pereira scored for Nurnberg while Serge Gnabry equalilzed for Bayern. Bayer Leverkusen thrashed Augsburg 4-1 with their three big guns getting on the scoresheet. Kevin Volland, Kai Havertz and Julian Brandt all scored for Leverkusen as they picked up 3 crucial points in their hunt for European football next season.

Fortuna Dusseldorf surprised Werder Bremen with a 4-1 win, and all goals were scored without Dodi Lukebakio’s involvement. Max Kruse continued his scoring success notching his 11th of the season on a penalty. Hannover squeaked by Mainz in a 1-0 win, Hendrick Weydandt was the goalscorer for Hannover. Eintracht Frankfurt and Hertha Berlin somehow played to a 0-0 with both teams failing to convert on multiple chances.

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY – APRIL 27: Antje Rebic (C) of Frankfurt is challenged by Ondrej Duda (R) of Berlin during the Bundesliga match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Hertha BSC at Commerzbank-Arena on April 27, 2019 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Bongarts/Getty Images)
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY – APRIL 27: Antje Rebic (C) of Frankfurt is challenged by Ondrej Duda (R) of Berlin during the Bundesliga match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Hertha BSC at Commerzbank-Arena on April 27, 2019 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Bongarts/Getty Images) /

RB Leipzig narrowly beat Freiburg needing a 78th minute Emil Forsberg penalty to seal the 2-1 win. Timo Werner opened the scoring for Leipzig and Vincenzo Grifo would score for Freiburg in the 66th minute. Leipzig are now only 5 points back of Dortmund with 3 games left to play. Borussia Monchengladbach lost 1-0 to relegation candidates Stuttgart as they continue their terrible second half of the season. Gladbach are now in a fight to maintain a place in the European spots for next year after a great first half of of the season.

Wolfsburg beat Hoffenheim 4-1 on Sunday, although it was Hoffenheim who failed to take advantage early on which ended up costing them. After going up 1-0, Hoffenheim missed a penalty through Adrej Kramaric which allowed Wolfsburg to get back into the game. They would go on to score four unanswered goals, two coming in the final 5 minutes. Wout Weghorts scored a brace for Wolfsburg and also added an assist.

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