Schalke 04 keep contact with the leading trio at the Bundesliga after beating VfL Wolfsburg 4-0 on Sunday. The hosts cut the deficit to third-placed FC Bayern München to just one point. Later on Sunday Hannover 96 beat VfB Stuttgart 4-2 to keep their European ambitions alive.
Borussia Dortmund earned a 1-0 win at struggling Hertha Berlin on Saturday to open a three-point lead at the top of the German league as Bayern München were held to a goalless draw at bottom-side Freiburg.
Bayern, who drop to third in the table, were out-played by Freiburg in the first 45 minutes, but improved when Dutch winger Arjen Robben came on after the break.
Their only goal came when a bullet header from Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski was parried by Hertha goalkeeper Thomas Kraft with winger Kevin Grosskreutz on hand to hit an over-head shot on 66 minutes to finally break Berlin's resistence.
Borussia Mönchengladbach took their chance to take second place from Bayern after a 2-1 win at Kaiserslautern. The win came at a price as midfielder Patrick Herrmann scored Gladbach's first goal after only nine minutes, but was later carried off with a broken collarbone and is expected to be out for the next six weeks.
Markus Babbel has missed his first win as coach of 1899 Hoffenheim's at his home debut. Hoffenheim tied 1-1 (1-1) against FSV Mainz 05 as round 22 of German Bundesliga started on Friday. After an own goal of Mainz captain Nikolce Noveski Mohamed Zidan scored his third goal in three games for the draw).
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
1899 Hoffenheim - FSV Mainz 05 1-1 (1-1)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
Hertha BSC Berlin - Borussia Dortmund 0-1 (0-0)
1. FC Kaiserslautern - Bor. Mönchengladbach 1-2 (0-2)
Hamburger SV - Werder Bremen 1-3 (0-2)
Bayer Leverkusen - FC Augsburg 4-1 (1-0)
1. FC Nürnberg - 1. FC Köln 2-1 (1-0)
The match on Saturday (6.30 pm cet):
SC Freiburg - Bayern München 0-0
The match on Sunday (3.30 pm cet):
Schalke 04 - VfL Wolfsburg 4-0 (2-0)
The match on Sunday (5.30 pm cet):
Hannover 96 - VfB Stuttgart 4-2 (2-0)
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Schalke 04 keep contact with the leading trio at the Bundesliga after beating VfL Wolfsburg 4-0 on Sunday. The hosts cut the deficit to third-placed FC Bayern München to just one point. Later on Sunday Hannover 96 beat VfB Stuttgart 4-2 to keep their European ambitions alive.
Borussia Dortmund earned a 1-0 win at struggling Hertha Berlin on Saturday to open a three-point lead at the top of the German league as Bayern München were held to a goalless draw at bottom-side Freiburg.
Bayern, who drop to third in the table, were out-played by Freiburg in the first 45 minutes, but improved when Dutch winger Arjen Robben came on after the break.
Their only goal came when a bullet header from Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski was parried by Hertha goalkeeper Thomas Kraft with winger Kevin Grosskreutz on hand to hit an over-head shot on 66 minutes to finally break Berlin's resistence.
Borussia Mönchengladbach took their chance to take second place from Bayern after a 2-1 win at Kaiserslautern. The win came at a price as midfielder Patrick Herrmann scored Gladbach's first goal after only nine minutes, but was later carried off with a broken collarbone and is expected to be out for the next six weeks.
Markus Babbel has missed his first win as coach of 1899 Hoffenheim's at his home debut. Hoffenheim tied 1-1 (1-1) against FSV Mainz 05 as round 22 of German Bundesliga started on Friday. After an own goal of Mainz captain Nikolce Noveski Mohamed Zidan scored his third goal in three games for the draw).
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
1899 Hoffenheim - FSV Mainz 05 1-1 (1-1)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
Hertha BSC Berlin - Borussia Dortmund 0-1 (0-0)
1. FC Kaiserslautern - Bor. Mönchengladbach 1-2 (0-2)
Hamburger SV - Werder Bremen 1-3 (0-2)
Bayer Leverkusen - FC Augsburg 4-1 (1-0)
1. FC Nürnberg - 1. FC Köln 2-1 (1-0)
The match on Saturday (6.30 pm cet):
SC Freiburg - Bayern München 0-0
The match on Sunday (3.30 pm cet):
Schalke 04 - VfL Wolfsburg 4-0 (2-0)
The match on Sunday (5.30 pm cet):
Hannover 96 - VfB Stuttgart 4-2 (2-0)
