Defending champions Borussia Dortmund moved back up to third in the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 3-1 win at strugglers Hoffenheim while neighbours Schalke 04 sacked coach Huub Stevens.
Goals by Mario Götze, Kevin Großkreutz and Robert Lewandowski gave Dortmund the three points, but Borussia remain 12 points behind leaders Bayern Munich, who drew 1-1 with Moenchengladbach on Friday.
On Sunday night, Werder Bremen needed a late equaliser to draw 1-1 at home with 1. FC Nürnberg after Timo Gebhart had put the guests ahead in the 82nd minute. Nils Petersen levelled in the 88th minute.
Schalke announced they had parted company with Dutch coach Stevens after Saturday's 3-1 home defeat to Freiburg left the Royal Blues with two points from their last six league games./p>
Earlier, Bayer Leverkusen's 3-0 win over Hamburg trimmed Bayern Munich's lead at the top of the Bundesliga table, but the Bavarian giants will still finish 2012 with a nine-point lead. With defending champions Dortmund at strugglers Hoffenheim on Sunday, Eintracht Frankfurt took the chance to claim third spot with a 2-0 win over 10-man Wolfsburg. Mainz moved up to sixth after coming from behind to beat VfB Stuttgart 3-1 with midfielder Nicolai Mueller scoring their second-half goals before Colombia midfielder Elkin Soto grabbed the third in the 92nd minute. Duesseldorf's Denmark midfielder Ken Ilso drilled home an 83rd minute free-kick to seal Fortuna's 2-1 win over Hanover 96.
Greuther Fuerth remain rooted to the bottom of the table after they drew 1-1 at Bavarian neighbours in a high-tension affair as both sides finished with 10 men.
FC Bayern missed to extend the lead after a draw in classic against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the last round of Bundesliga in year 2012. Thorben Marx scored the lead for the guests in halftime one, Xherdan Shaqiri arranged the 1-1 with his first goal in Bundesliga.
On Sunday champion Borussia Dortmund have probably a walk-over at 1899 Hoffenheim. Interimscoach Frank Kramer celebrates the homedebut in the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena. Werder Bremen and 1. FC Nürnberg conclude the 17th Round of Bundesliga on Sunday.
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
Bayern München - Bor. Mönchengladbach 1-1 (0-1)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
Bayer Leverkusen - Hamburger SV 3-0 (2-0)
VfL Wolfsburg - Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 (0-2)
Mainz 05 - VfB Stuttgart 3-1 (0-0)
SpVgg Greuther Fürth - FC Augsburg 1-1 (0-1)
Fortuna Düsseldorf - Hannover 96 2-1 (1-0)
The match on Saturday (6.30 pm cet):
Schalke 04 - SC Freiburg 1-3 (1-2)
The match on Sunday (3.30 pm cet):
1899 Hoffenheim - Borussia Dortmund 1-3 (1-1)
The match on Sunday (5.30 pm cet):
Werder Bremen - 1. FC Nünrberg 1-1 (0-0)
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Defending champions Borussia Dortmund moved back up to third in the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 3-1 win at strugglers Hoffenheim while neighbours Schalke 04 sacked coach Huub Stevens.
Goals by Mario Götze, Kevin Großkreutz and Robert Lewandowski gave Dortmund the three points, but Borussia remain 12 points behind leaders Bayern Munich, who drew 1-1 with Moenchengladbach on Friday.
On Sunday night, Werder Bremen needed a late equaliser to draw 1-1 at home with 1. FC Nürnberg after Timo Gebhart had put the guests ahead in the 82nd minute. Nils Petersen levelled in the 88th minute.
Schalke announced they had parted company with Dutch coach Stevens after Saturday's 3-1 home defeat to Freiburg left the Royal Blues with two points from their last six league games./p>
Earlier, Bayer Leverkusen's 3-0 win over Hamburg trimmed Bayern Munich's lead at the top of the Bundesliga table, but the Bavarian giants will still finish 2012 with a nine-point lead. With defending champions Dortmund at strugglers Hoffenheim on Sunday, Eintracht Frankfurt took the chance to claim third spot with a 2-0 win over 10-man Wolfsburg. Mainz moved up to sixth after coming from behind to beat VfB Stuttgart 3-1 with midfielder Nicolai Mueller scoring their second-half goals before Colombia midfielder Elkin Soto grabbed the third in the 92nd minute. Duesseldorf's Denmark midfielder Ken Ilso drilled home an 83rd minute free-kick to seal Fortuna's 2-1 win over Hanover 96.
Greuther Fuerth remain rooted to the bottom of the table after they drew 1-1 at Bavarian neighbours in a high-tension affair as both sides finished with 10 men.
FC Bayern missed to extend the lead after a draw in classic against Borussia Mönchengladbach on the last round of Bundesliga in year 2012. Thorben Marx scored the lead for the guests in halftime one, Xherdan Shaqiri arranged the 1-1 with his first goal in Bundesliga.
On Sunday champion Borussia Dortmund have probably a walk-over at 1899 Hoffenheim. Interimscoach Frank Kramer celebrates the homedebut in the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena. Werder Bremen and 1. FC Nürnberg conclude the 17th Round of Bundesliga on Sunday.
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
Bayern München - Bor. Mönchengladbach 1-1 (0-1)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
Bayer Leverkusen - Hamburger SV 3-0 (2-0)
VfL Wolfsburg - Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 (0-2)
Mainz 05 - VfB Stuttgart 3-1 (0-0)
SpVgg Greuther Fürth - FC Augsburg 1-1 (0-1)
Fortuna Düsseldorf - Hannover 96 2-1 (1-0)
The match on Saturday (6.30 pm cet):
Schalke 04 - SC Freiburg 1-3 (1-2)
The match on Sunday (3.30 pm cet):
1899 Hoffenheim - Borussia Dortmund 1-3 (1-1)
The match on Sunday (5.30 pm cet):
Werder Bremen - 1. FC Nünrberg 1-1 (0-0)
