Wolfsburg held, Haaland on fire for Dortmund

BERLIN: Wolfsburg lost their 100% record, missing the chance to regain top spot in the Bundesliga as their 1-1 home draw against Eintracht Frankfurt meant defending champions Bayern Munich finish the weekend first in the table on goal difference.

After winning their four previous league games, the draw leaves them level on 13 points, but second on goal difference behind Bayern, who thrashed Bochum 7-0 on Saturday.

Wolfsburg fell behind when Frankfurt striker Sam Lammers curled his shot inside the post just before the break.

Wolfsburg striker Wout Weghorst put the hosts level 20 minutes from time, firing in from a tight angle after Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp parried Lucas Waldschmidt’s shot.

Earlier, Erling Braut Haaland scored with a stunning lob as his two-goal haul helped Borussia Dortmund hold off Union Berlin with a 4-2 home win to go third, a point behind Bayern and Wolfsburg.

“Erling is simply a goal-hunting machine,” Dortmund defender Mats Hummels told DAZN.

“When he sees a chance to put the ball in the net, his eyes light up and a fire is lit.”

However, the Dortmund defender was less impressed with how the hosts allowed Union back into the game.

“I was very happy up until 3-0, then we allowed the opponent back into the game,” he said.