Portuguese striker Hugo Almeida struck twice from close range to give hosts Werder Bremen a deserved 2-0 win over Hamburg SV on Sunday and all but end their rivals' title hopes. Hamburg, also eliminated by Werder in the UEFA Cup and German Cup semi-finals in the past weeks, dropped to sixth place on 55 points, five off the top with three matches left.
The fixtures of Round 31
The match on Friday (8.30 pm)
Bayer Leverkusen - Arminia Bielefeld 2-2 (1-2)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm)
Energie Cottbus - Bayern München 1-3 (1-1)
VfB Stuttgart - VfL Wolfsburg 4-1 (2-1)
Hannover 96 - Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 (1-1)
Borussia Dortmund - Karlsruher SC 4-0 (1-0)
Hertha BSC Berlin - VfL Bochum 2-0 (1-0)
1899 Hoffenheim - 1. FC Köln 2-0 (0-0)
The matches on Sunday (5 pm)
Borussia Mönchengladbach - Schalke 04 1-0 (0-0)
Werder Bremen - Hamburger SV 2-0 (1-0)
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Portuguese striker Hugo Almeida struck twice from close range to give hosts Werder Bremen a deserved 2-0 win over Hamburg SV on Sunday and all but end their rivals' title hopes. Hamburg, also eliminated by Werder in the UEFA Cup and German Cup semi-finals in the past weeks, dropped to sixth place on 55 points, five off the top with three matches left.
The fixtures of Round 31
The match on Friday (8.30 pm)
Bayer Leverkusen - Arminia Bielefeld 2-2 (1-2)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm)
Energie Cottbus - Bayern München 1-3 (1-1)
VfB Stuttgart - VfL Wolfsburg 4-1 (2-1)
Hannover 96 - Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 (1-1)
Borussia Dortmund - Karlsruher SC 4-0 (1-0)
Hertha BSC Berlin - VfL Bochum 2-0 (1-0)
1899 Hoffenheim - 1. FC Köln 2-0 (0-0)
The matches on Sunday (5 pm)
Borussia Mönchengladbach - Schalke 04 1-0 (0-0)
Werder Bremen - Hamburger SV 2-0 (1-0)
