Borussia Mönchengladbach took another step towards Champions League qualification by beating SC Freiburg 1-0 on Sunday, cementing fourth place. Before Hannover 96 ended their winless streak with a 2-0 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt, who are now nine matches without victory.
Bayern Munich extended their unbeaten Bundesliga record to 39 games with a workmanlike 2-0 home win over bottom side Eintracht Braunschweig on Saturday with Arjen Robben scoring both goals.
Having set a new Champions League record of ten consecutive victories with their 3-1 win at CSKA Moscow on Wednesday, Bayern again cruised to victory in Munich. "It was a complicated and difficult game against a defence-minded opponent," said Bayern boss Pep Guardiola, who with 12 wins and two draws, has extended his record for the best start by a new Bundesliga coach.
Borussia Dortmund picked up their first win in three league games with a hard-fought 3-1 win at ten-man Mainz 05 to stay third and seven points behind Bayern. Bayer Leverkusen bounced back from their 5-0 drubbing at home to Manchester United in the Champions League on Wednesday -- their worst home result in Europe -- with a 3-0 win at home to Nuremberg to stay second. Mid-table Werder Bremen warmed up for next Saturday's visit of Bayern with a point at Hoffenheim in an eight-goal thriller as sub Philipp Bargfrede -- with the Bremen squad number 44 -- equalised in the 91st-minute to make it 4-4.
Augsburg - who face holders Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the third round of the German Cup - warmed up with a goalless draw in the capital against Hertha Berlin. In the evening Schalke 04 bet VfB Stuttgart 3-0 (1-0)
The match between VfL Wolfsburg and Hamburger SV ended 1-1 (1-1) to open the round on Friday. Hakan Calhanoglu scored for Hamburg, while Switzerland international Ricardo Rodriguez leveled the match just ten minutes later. In the second half Hamburgs Ivo Ilicevic smashed a shot against the crossbar.
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
VfL Wolfsburg - Hamburger SV 1-1 (1-1)
The matches on Saturday (15.30 pm cet):
Bayern München - Eintracht Braunschweig 2-0 (2-0)
Bayer Leverkusen - 1. FC Nürnberg 3-0 (1-0)
1899 Hoffenheim - Werder Bremen 4-4 (2-2)
FSV Mainz 05 - Borussia Dortmund 1-3 (0-0)
Hertha BSC - FC Augsburg 0-0(0-0)
The top match on Saturday (18.30 pm cet):
FC Schalke 04 - VfB Stuttgart 0-3 (0-1)
The matches on Sunday (15.30 and 17.30 pm cet):
Hannover 96 - Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 (1-0)
Borussia Mönchengladbach - SC Freiburg 1-0 (0-0)
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Borussia Mönchengladbach took another step towards Champions League qualification by beating SC Freiburg 1-0 on Sunday, cementing fourth place. Before Hannover 96 ended their winless streak with a 2-0 victory against Eintracht Frankfurt, who are now nine matches without victory.
Bayern Munich extended their unbeaten Bundesliga record to 39 games with a workmanlike 2-0 home win over bottom side Eintracht Braunschweig on Saturday with Arjen Robben scoring both goals.
Having set a new Champions League record of ten consecutive victories with their 3-1 win at CSKA Moscow on Wednesday, Bayern again cruised to victory in Munich. "It was a complicated and difficult game against a defence-minded opponent," said Bayern boss Pep Guardiola, who with 12 wins and two draws, has extended his record for the best start by a new Bundesliga coach.
Borussia Dortmund picked up their first win in three league games with a hard-fought 3-1 win at ten-man Mainz 05 to stay third and seven points behind Bayern. Bayer Leverkusen bounced back from their 5-0 drubbing at home to Manchester United in the Champions League on Wednesday -- their worst home result in Europe -- with a 3-0 win at home to Nuremberg to stay second. Mid-table Werder Bremen warmed up for next Saturday's visit of Bayern with a point at Hoffenheim in an eight-goal thriller as sub Philipp Bargfrede -- with the Bremen squad number 44 -- equalised in the 91st-minute to make it 4-4.
Augsburg - who face holders Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the third round of the German Cup - warmed up with a goalless draw in the capital against Hertha Berlin. In the evening Schalke 04 bet VfB Stuttgart 3-0 (1-0)
The match between VfL Wolfsburg and Hamburger SV ended 1-1 (1-1) to open the round on Friday. Hakan Calhanoglu scored for Hamburg, while Switzerland international Ricardo Rodriguez leveled the match just ten minutes later. In the second half Hamburgs Ivo Ilicevic smashed a shot against the crossbar.
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
VfL Wolfsburg - Hamburger SV 1-1 (1-1)
The matches on Saturday (15.30 pm cet):
Bayern München - Eintracht Braunschweig 2-0 (2-0)
Bayer Leverkusen - 1. FC Nürnberg 3-0 (1-0)
1899 Hoffenheim - Werder Bremen 4-4 (2-2)
FSV Mainz 05 - Borussia Dortmund 1-3 (0-0)
Hertha BSC - FC Augsburg 0-0(0-0)
The top match on Saturday (18.30 pm cet):
FC Schalke 04 - VfB Stuttgart 0-3 (0-1)
The matches on Sunday (15.30 and 17.30 pm cet):
Hannover 96 - Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 (1-0)
Borussia Mönchengladbach - SC Freiburg 1-0 (0-0)
