Football: Germany leaders Bayern Munich finally lose
Runners-up Wolfsburg stun Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 4-1 at Volkswagen Arena
ANKARA
German top football division Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich were smashed by runners-up Wolfsburg 4-1 at Volkswagen Arena in the opening match of the matchday 18.
Home team Wolfsburg's Dutch striker Bas Dost and Belgian attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne scored two goals each on Friday night. Visitors Bayern Munich's consolation goal was scored by Spanish left-winger Juan Bernat. Wolfsburg narrowed the gap to eight points, while Bavarian giants Bayern Munich's 17-match unbeaten run in the league came to an end.
On Saturday Schalke 04 won against Hannover 96 1-0 at Veltins Arena. German midfielder Marco Hoger brought the glory for "Die Knappen" (The Miners). The Gelsenkirchen club climbed to fourth place in the league table.
Meanwhile Borussia Dortmund hit the bottom of Bundesliga after the 0-0 draw against Bayer Leverkusen at BayArena. "Die Schwarzgelben" (The Black and Yellows) have only 16 points.
- Results of the matchday 18 are as follows:
Wolfsburg 4-1 Bayern Munich
Mainz 05 5-0 Paderborn
Schalke 04 1-0 Hannover 96
Freiburg 4-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
Stuttgart 0-1 Borussia Monchengladbach
Hamburg 0-2 Koln
Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 Borussia Dortmund
Werder Bremen 2-0 Hertha Berlin
Augsburg 3-1 Hoffenheim
- Standings are as follows:
|
Rank |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Bayern Munich |
18 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
42 |
8 |
34 |
45 |
|
2 |
Wolfsburg |
18 |
11 |
4 |
3 |
37 |
18 |
19 |
37 |
|
3 |
Borussia Monchengladbach |
18 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
26 |
16 |
10 |
30 |
|
4 |
Schalke 04 |
18 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
29 |
21 |
8 |
30 |
|
5 |
Augsburg |
18 |
10 |
0 |
8 |
25 |
22 |
3 |
30 |
|
6 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
18 |
7 |
8 |
3 |
28 |
20 |
8 |
29 |
|
7 |
Hoffenheim |
18 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
30 |
28 |
2 |
26 |
|
8 |
Hannover 96 |
18 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
21 |
27 |
-6 |
24 |
|
9 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
18 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
35 |
38 |
-3 |
23 |
|
10 |
Koln |
18 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
19 |
23 |
-4 |
22 |
|
11 |
Mainz 05 |
18 |
4 |
9 |
5 |
24 |
23 |
1 |
21 |
|
12 |
Werder Bremen |
18 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
28 |
39 |
-11 |
20 |
|
13 |
Paderborn |
18 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
31 |
-10 |
19 |
|
14 |
Freiburg |
18 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
21 |
26 |
-5 |
18 |
|
15 |
Hertha Berlin |
18 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
24 |
37 |
-13 |
18 |
|
16 |
Hamburg |
18 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
9 |
21 |
-12 |
17 |
|
17 |
Stuttgart |
18 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
20 |
33 |
-13 |
17 |
|
18 |
Borussia Dortmund |
18 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
18 |
26 |
-8 |
16 |
Top scorers:
Alexander Meier (Eintracht Frankfurt) 13 goals
Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich) 10 goals
Eric Choupo Moting (Schalke 04) 9 goals
Next matchday's fixtures are as follows:
Tuesday
Bayern Munich vs Schalke 04
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Freiburg
Hannover 96 vs Mainz 05
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Wolfsburg
Wednesday
Borussia Dortmund vs Augsburg
Hoffenheim vs Werder Bremen
Hertha Berlin vs Bayer Leverkusen
Koln vs Stuttgart
Paderborn vs Hamburg
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