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Bundesliga: Schalke shock Dortmund in derby, Bayern win

September 27, 2014 21:50 IST

Schalke 04's Atsuto Uchida

From right, Schalke 04's Atsuto Uchida of Japan, Kevin-Prince Boateng and goalkeeper Ralf Faehrmann celebrate following victory over Borussia Dortmund in Bundesliga. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters

Schalke 04 beat rivals Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Bundesliga Ruhr valley derby on Saturday to confirm their improving form after a bad start to the season.

Cameroon internationals Joel Matip and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored for Schalke, who host Maribor in the Champions League on Tuesday, before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pulled one back for the visitors.

Schalke moved up to seventh on eight points while last season's runners-up Dortmund, who take on Anderlecht in the Champions League, slipped to ninth, a point behind following their third loss in six league games.

Eased pressure

Schalke 04 players and fans celebrate

Schalke 04 players and fans celebrate their team's victory over Borussia Dortmund. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters

The win also eased pressure on Schalke coach Jens Keller, with his team now winning two in a row after picking up just two points in their first four games.

For Dortmund counterpart Juergen Klopp's team it was their third league game without a win, having lost two of them as they dropped seven points behind leaders Bayern Munich.

With captain Mats Hummels making his first start of the season but without their entire first-choice midfield, Dortmund were on the backfoot from the start.

Hummels, who had not played since the World Cup final until the 2-2 draw against VfB Stuttgart in midweek, looked out of position when unmarked Matip rose among four Dortmund players to head in on 10 minutes.

‘This is not a good situation for us’

Dortmund's coach Juergen Klopp comforts Adrian Ramos

Borussia Dortmund's coach Juergen Klopp comforts Adrian Ramos, right, following their defeat by Schalke 04. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters

Dortmund keeper Roman Weidenfeller then did well to block a Klaas-Jan Huntelaar effort but his defence let him down again with Cameroon international Choupo-Moting drilling in on the rebound in the 23rd minute.

Dortmund's Aubameyang cut the deficit three minutes later but despite a strong second-half performance they failed to get an equaliser.

"This is not a good situation for us," said fellow central defender Neven Subotic. "But it is up to us get ourselves out of it."

Bayern Munich on top

Bayern Munich's players celebrate

Bayern Munich's players celebrate after their German first division Bundesliga match against FC Cologne in Cologne. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

Bayern Munich, who travel to CSKA Moscow on Tuesday, extended their lead at the top with a patient 2-0 win over promoted Cologne, who were lucky not to concede more.

Mario Goetze continued his scoring run with his fourth goal of the season and Daniel Halfar fired in an own goal in the 66th minute to lift the champions to 14 points, two ahead of Borussia Moenchengladbach, who eased past promoted Paderborn 2-1, scoring twice in the opening 14 minutes.

Ten-man Bayer Leverkusen, who had defender Emir Spahic dismissed in the 30th minute, rescued a draw at Freiburg, who also ended the game with 10 men. Leverkusen, who host Benfica in the Champions League next week, are third on 11 points.

Former champions Suttgart notched their first win of the season under new coach Armin Veh with a 1-0 over Hanover 96 with Daniel Schwaab's goal enough to lift them away from the bottom spots.

Source: REUTERS
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