ANKARA
Reigning German league champions Bayern Munich failed to break down a determined Borussia Monchengladbach defense on Sunday, earning only a goalless draw. The 0-0 result still leaves the Bavarian club at the top of the table with 21 points.
For Borussia Dortmund, the Bundesliga nightmare continues. ‘Die Schwarzgelben’ lost to 10-man Hannover 96 1-0 at home on Saturday. The visitors took the spoils thanks to Japanese midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake's winner in the 61st minute. The defeat leaves Jurgen Klopp’s men approaching the relegation zone.
Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen beat Schalke 04 1-0 at the BayArena on Saturday. Leverkusen's Turkish star Hakan Calhanoglu found the net in the 53rd minute.
Results from the week are as follows:
Werder Bremen 0-1 Koln
Eintracht Frankfurt 4-5 Stuttgart
Augsburg 2-0 Freiburg
Hoffenheim 1-0 Paderborn
Hertha Berlin 3-0 Hamburg
Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Hannover 96
Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Schalke 04
Wolfsburg 3-0 Mainz 05
Borussia Monchengladbach 0-0 Bayern Munich
Standings in the Bundesliga are as follows:
|
Rank
|
Teams
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
+/-
|
Pts
|
|---|
|
1
|
Bayern Munich
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
21
|
2
|
19
|
21
|
|
2
|
Borussia Monchengladbach
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
0
|
12
|
4
|
8
|
17
|
|
3
|
Wolfsburg
|
9
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
16
|
9
|
7
|
17
|
|
4
|
Hoffenheim
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
6
|
17
|
|
5
|
Bayer Leverkusen
|
9
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
17
|
14
|
3
|
16
|
|
6
|
Mainz 05
|
9
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
12
|
10
|
2
|
14
|
|
7
|
Hannover 96
|
9
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
6
|
11
|
-5
|
13
|
|
8
|
Paderborn
|
9
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
13
|
12
|
1
|
12
|
|
9
|
Augsburg
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
5
|
11
|
11
|
0
|
12
|
|
10
|
Koln
|
9
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
12
|
|
11
|
Eintracht Frankfurt
|
9
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
17
|
18
|
-1
|
12
|
|
12
|
Schalke 04
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
13
|
13
|
0
|
11
|
|
13
|
Hertha Berlin
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
14
|
16
|
-2
|
11
|
|
14
|
Stuttgart
|
9
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
14
|
19
|
-5
|
9
|
|
15
|
Borussia Dortmund
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
6
|
10
|
15
|
-5
|
7
|
|
16
|
Hamburg
|
9
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
12
|
-9
|
6
|
|
17
|
Freiburg
|
9
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
8
|
14
|
-6
|
5
|
|
18
|
Werder Bremen
|
9
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
10
|
23
|
-13
|
4
|
Top scorers:
Mario Gotze (Bayern Munich) and Alexander Meier (Eintracht Frankfurt): six goals
Max Kruse (Borussia Monchengladbach) and Shinji Okazaki (Mainz 05): five goals
Next week's fixtures are as follows:
Friday
Schalke 04 v Augsburg
Saturday
Mainz 05 v Werder Bremen
Hannover 96 v Eintracht Frankfurt
Stuttgart v Wolfsburg
Hamburg v Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund
Sunday
Borussia Monchengladbach v Hoffenheim
Koln v Freiburg
Paderborn v Hertha Berlin
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