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Gvardiol becomes 17th different player to score for RBL this Bundesliga season | Timo Werner finds the back of the net against Gladbach again | Emil Forsberg ice-cold from the spot once more

“We asserted our authority on the contest from the very start,” said Martin Schmidt after Mainz’s dominant display in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Captain Silvan Wider and Stefan Bell were also happy with their team’s performance on Sunday evening. Despite the 3-0 win, there is still a clear room for improvement.

The new division will also be responsible for the organisational management and coordination of the club’s temporary projects that are outside of regular match day operations and are directly related to planned infrastructure measures such as the stadium expansion, for example.

The Wolves welcome RB Leipzig to the Volkswagen Arena on Matchday 21 (18 February, 15:30 CET). Both teams are looking to make amends having faltered in recent weeks and suffered setbacks last time out. VfL could only draw 0-0 at Schalke, while RB were beaten 2-1 at home by Union Berlin. There’s one statistic that the Wolves can take heart from, though: they’re unbeaten in their last five home encounters with the Saxony side (W2 D3).

Several Arsenal stars have stepped up to the plate this season, but none more so than Xhaka.

Julian Brandt: “It wasn’t an easy game. We rode our luck. There were a lot of chances on both sides. Greg made some super saves. We’ll very happily take the points. We’ve often lost games like this in the past – we’ve progressed in that sense. This is a strong position right now. However, we need to keep going, because we could quickly ruin it for ourselves. All in all, lots of things are working out at the moment: we’re efficient and getting a slice of luck. Many of the lads are in good form. We have an extremely strong bench and are bringing on lads who are scoring important goals. The success is the result of everything. We’ll take the momentum and try to keep riding the wave. However, we must keep our feet on the ground and remind ourselves that it’s still only February. There’s a long road with hard work ahead of us.”

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SVW will host VfL Bochum on Saturday (25/02) at 15:30 CET. This is SVW’s next chance to pick up important points in the fight to stay in the Bundesliga. Head coach Ole Werner answered questions at the pre-match press conference on how SVW can win the match, who is particularly important in the squad and how much a lack of courage contributed to the latest results.

One game, one last step – this Saturday, VfL’s U17 girls side can advance to the B-Junior Girls’ Bundesliga! The opponent at anne Castroper is DJK Arminia Ibbenbüren.