ISTANBUL
Leaders Bayern Munich strecthed their unbeaten streak to 45 games as they beat Nürnberg 2-0 away on Matchday 20 of German Bundesliga.
Striker Mario Mandzukic and captain Phillip Lahm scored to keep the Bavarian side 13 points ahead of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen.
Bayer Leverkusen got three points in Mönchengladbach thanks to their South Korean forward Son Heung-min's goal in the 63rd minute. Leverkusen manager Sami Hyypia said they had done the best that they could in the second half.
Third-placed Borussia Dortmund protected their position by beating struggling Werder Bremen 5-1 at Bremen's home. Robert Lewandowski (2), Henrikh Mikhitarian (2) and Manuel Friedrich scored for "Die Schwarzgelben" (The Black and Yellows). Bremen's only goal came at 89th minute from Turkish-origined player Levent Aycicek.
Hannover 96's manager Tayfun Korkut suffered his first loss against Schalke 04 by unansweered goals by Jefferson Farfan and Max Meyer. Hannover stayed in tenth place despite the result.
Results after matchday 20: Borussia Mönchengladbach - Bayer Leverkusen: 0 - 1; Eintracht Frankfurt - Eintracht Braunschweig: 3 - 0; Werder Bremen - Borussia Dortmund: 1 - 5; Nürnberg - Bayern Münih: 0 - 2; Freiburg - Hoffenheim: 1 - 1; Wolfsburg - Mainz 05: 3 - 0; Hamburg - Hertha Berlin: 0 - 3; Stuttgart - Augsburg: 1 - 4; Schalke 04 - Hannover 96: 2 - 0
Standings after matchday 20:
| | Teams | P | W | D | L | F | A | Av. | P |
|---|
| 1 |
Bayern Munich |
20 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
53 |
9 |
44 |
56 |
| 2 |
Bayer Leverkusen |
20 |
14 |
1 |
5 |
37 |
20 |
17 |
43 |
| 3 |
Borussia Dortmund |
20 |
12 |
3 |
5 |
47 |
24 |
23 |
39 |
| 4 |
Schalke 04 |
20 |
11 |
4 |
5 |
39 |
29 |
10 |
37 |
| 5 |
Borussia M'gladbach |
20 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
36 |
25 |
11 |
33 |
| 6 |
Wolfsburg |
20 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
33 |
24 |
9 |
33 |
| 7 |
Hertha Berlin |
20 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
31 |
24 |
7 |
31 |
| 8 |
Augsburg |
20 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
30 |
29 |
1 |
31 |
| 9 |
Mainz 05 |
20 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
29 |
35 |
-6 |
30 |
| 10 |
Hannover 96 |
20 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
29 |
35 |
-6 |
24 |
| 11 |
Hoffenheim |
20 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
40 |
43 |
-3 |
22 |
| 12 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
20 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
24 |
34 |
-10 |
21 |
| 13 |
Werder Bremen |
20 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
24 |
45 |
-21 |
20 |
| 14 |
Stuttgart |
20 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
33 |
41 |
-8 |
19 |
| 15 |
Freiburg |
20 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
20 |
36 |
-16 |
18 |
| 16 |
Nürnberg |
20 |
2 |
11 |
7 |
24 |
36 |
-12 |
17 |
| 17 |
Hamburg |
20 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
33 |
47 |
-13 |
16 |
| 18 |
Eintracht Braunschweig |
20 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
11 |
37 |
-26 |
12 |
Fixtures for matchday 21: February 14, 2014
Mainz 05 v Hannover 96
February 15, 2014: Bayern Münih v Freiburg; Eintracht Braunschweig v Hamburg; Borussia Dortmund v Eintracht Frankfurt; Werder Bremen v Borussia Mönchengladbach; Hoffenheim v Stuttgart; Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04.
February 16, 2014: Augsburg v Nürnberg; Hertha Berlin v Wolfsburg
Top scorers: 1 Ramos (Hertha Berlin) - 14 Goals; 2 Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund) - 13; 3 Mandzukic (Bayern Munich) - 12; 4 Auabameyang (Borussia Dortmund) 11
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