Werder Bremen and Hannover 96 drop points

On round 12 of German Bundesliga Hannover 96 held Hamburger SV for a 2-2 (1-2) in their northern derby. Marcell Jansen and Elejro Elia scored for Hamburg, Didier Ya Konan and Jiri Stajner were on target for Hannover. Werder Bremen drew 1-1 (1-0) at home against Borussia Dortmund. Mesut Özil was on target for Bremen, Lucas Barrios scored for Dortmund.

Schalke 04 missed the chance to claim second in the German Bundesliga behind leaders Leverkusen on Saturday after they were held to a 1-1 draw at struggling Bayern Munich.

Table-leaders Bayer Leverkusen defended their top-position with a 4-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday.

The match on Friday (8.30 pm):

Bayer Leverkusen - Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 (3-0)

The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm):

Bayern München - Schalke 04 1-1 (1-1)
1899 Hoffenheim - VfL Wolfsburg 1-2 (1-0)
VfL Bochum - SC Freiburg 1-2 (0-1)
Bor. Mönchengladbach - VfB Stuttgart 0-0 (0-0)
FSV Mainz 05 - 1. FC Nürnberg 1-0 (1-0)

The match on Sunday (3.30 pm):

Hannover 96 - Hamburger SV 2-2 (1-2)

The matches on Sunday (5.30 pm):

Hertha BSC Berlin - 1. FC Köln 0-1 (0-0)
Werder Bremen - Borussia Dortmund 1-1 (1-0)