Scored the winner: Patrick Herrmann (r)
Borussia Möchengladbach remain fourth after their 1-0 win over FSV Mainz 05 on the last German league weekend of 2011 on Sunday. 'Gladbach are four points behind league leaders Bayern München after their victory over Mainz with 20-year-old Patrick Herrmann scoring the winner as 'Gladbach welcomed back rising star Marco Reus after a foot injury.
Hannover 96 are seventh, just outside the European places, after their 1-1 draw with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, who are third from bottom. Hannover took the lead when Norway striker Mohammed Abdellaoue slipped his marker and powered home with only 13 minutes gone, but Kaiserslautern hit back through Slovakia striker Adam Nemec in the 68th minute.
Schalke roll over Bremen, Dortmund also victorious
Champion Borussia Dortmund and rival FC Schalke 04 keeping pace with Bayern München. In round 17 of the Bundesliga Dortmund came away with a 4-1 (2-1) at SC Freiburg, Robert Lewandowski scored twice for the second placed Borussia.
Schalke 04 rolled over Werder Bremen, winning 5-0 (2-0) thanks to three goals by spanish superstar Raúl. Bayer Leverkusen took a big blow by losing 0-3 (0-2) against 1. FC Nürnberg and Hamburger SV stays unbeaten under coach Thorsten Fink, despite playing in a 1-1 (0-0)-draw against FC Augsburg.
Bayern München secured first place with a 3-0 (0-0) at home against 1. FC Köln on friday. München, being one man down after two yellow cards for Franck Ribery in less than a minute (33.), celebrated goals by Mario Gomez (48.), David Alaba (63.) as well as Toni Kroos (88.) and will hibernate on top of the league.
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
Bayern München - 1. FC Köln 3-0 (0-0)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
Hamburger SV - FC Augsburg 1-1 (0-0)
SC Freiburg - Borussia Dortmund 1-4 (1-2)
1899 Hoffenheim - Hertha BSC Berlin 1-1 (1-0)
VfL Wolfsburg - VfB Stuttgart 1-0 (0-0)
Bayer Leverkusen - 1. FC Nürnberg 0-3 (0-2)
The match on Saturday (6.30 pm cet):
Schalke 04 - Werder Bremen 5-0 (2-0)
The match on Sunday (3.30 pm cet):
1. FC Kaiserslautern - Hannover 96 1-1 (0-1)The match on Sunday (5.30 pm cet):
Bor. Mönchengladbach - FSV Mainz 05 1-0 (1-0)