On Round 25 of Bundesliga Schalke 04 defeated Hamburg 3-1 on Sunday to stay in touch with Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund. The Royal Blues took an early lead at Gelsenkirchen's Veltins Arena when Finland striker Teemu Pukki scored with a header after only five minutes from a superb cross by Japan defender Atsuto Uchida.
Ex-Germany defender Christoph Metzelder fired home on 26 minutes while Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar slotted home a penalty seven minutes later after being fouled in the area. Hamburg scored what transpired to be a consolation goal just before half-time as Serbia midfielder Gojko Kacar profited from a mistake in the Schalke defence.
Werder Bremen kept themselves in the hunt for a Europa League place with a 3-0 home victory over Hanover 96. Bremen's ex-Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro put his side ahead with some clinical finishing on 31 minutes before Austria defender Sebastian Proedl and Sweden striker Markus Rosenberg added further second-half goals.
Current champion Dortmund just get a 0-0 draw with FC Augsburg on Saturday. The promoted team was at eye level with the top of the league. In the afternoon record champion Bayern München came to a 7-1 (5-0) walkover against 1899 Hoffenheim. Bayern reduced the gap to Dortmund to five points.
At the same time FC Köln bet Hertha BSC 1-0 (1-0), Mainz set down against Nürnberg 2-1 (2-0) and Wolfsburg defeaded Leverkusen 3-2 (2-1). Mönchengladbach get not more than a 0-0 draw against Freiburg.
VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Kaiserslautern drew goalless on Friday. Rock-bottom Kaiserslautern are now 15 matches without a win.
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
VfB Stuttgart - 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0-0
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
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On Round 25 of Bundesliga Schalke 04 defeated Hamburg 3-1 on Sunday to stay in touch with Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund. The Royal Blues took an early lead at Gelsenkirchen's Veltins Arena when Finland striker Teemu Pukki scored with a header after only five minutes from a superb cross by Japan defender Atsuto Uchida.
Ex-Germany defender Christoph Metzelder fired home on 26 minutes while Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar slotted home a penalty seven minutes later after being fouled in the area. Hamburg scored what transpired to be a consolation goal just before half-time as Serbia midfielder Gojko Kacar profited from a mistake in the Schalke defence.
Werder Bremen kept themselves in the hunt for a Europa League place with a 3-0 home victory over Hanover 96. Bremen's ex-Chelsea striker Claudio Pizarro put his side ahead with some clinical finishing on 31 minutes before Austria defender Sebastian Proedl and Sweden striker Markus Rosenberg added further second-half goals.
Current champion Dortmund just get a 0-0 draw with FC Augsburg on Saturday. The promoted team was at eye level with the top of the league. In the afternoon record champion Bayern München came to a 7-1 (5-0) walkover against 1899 Hoffenheim. Bayern reduced the gap to Dortmund to five points.
At the same time FC Köln bet Hertha BSC 1-0 (1-0), Mainz set down against Nürnberg 2-1 (2-0) and Wolfsburg defeaded Leverkusen 3-2 (2-1). Mönchengladbach get not more than a 0-0 draw against Freiburg.
VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Kaiserslautern drew goalless on Friday. Rock-bottom Kaiserslautern are now 15 matches without a win.
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
VfB Stuttgart - 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0-0
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
Bayern München - 1899 Hoffenheim 7-1 (5-0)
Borussia Mönchengladbach - SC Freiburg 0-0 (0-0)
VfL Wolfsburg - Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 (2-1)
1. FC Köln - Hertha BSC Berlin 1-0 (1-0)
FSV Mainz 05 - 1. FC Nürnberg 2-1 (2-0)
The match on Saturday (6.30 pm cet):
FC Augsburg - Borussia Dortmund 0-0 (0-0)
The match on Sunday (3.30 pm cet):
Werder Bremen - Hannover 96 3-0 (1-0)
The match on Sunday (5.30 pm cet):
Schalke 04 - Hamburger SV 3-1 (3-1)
