With four rounds remaining and 12 points up for grabs, the Bundesliga heads into its final portion of the season with a heated race for the championship. Bayern Munich picked up a point on the road against Bayer Leverkusen and took advantage of Schalke’s humilliating defeat against Hannover 96. The Bavarian giants are atop of the standings, two points above Schalke 04. Bayer Leverkusen remains in the hunt although 6 points separate them from Bayern Munich. Borussia Dortmund’s dreams of a Champions League berth took a hit after losing to Mainz while Werder Bremen is in striking distance to qualify for a UEFA Champions League playoff next season.


Hannover 96 4 – 2 Schalke 04
(HAN – Heiko Westermann 17; HAN – Didier Ya Konan 29; SCH – Edu Goncalves 46; SCH – Ivan Rakitic 52; HAN – Hanno Balitsch 80; HAN – Didier Ya Konan 90)

Werder Bremen 4 – 0 Freiburg
(Claudio Pizarro 35, 56; Aaron Hunt 54; Mesut Ozil 66)

Bochum 1 – 2 Hamburg
(HAM – Robert Tesche 18; BOC – Zlatko Dedic 32; HAM – Andreas Johansson 88)

Mainz 1 – 0 Borussia Dortmund
(Adam Szalai 30)

Hertha Berlin 0 – 1 Stuttgart
(Cacau 74)

Bayer Leverkusen 1 – 1 Bayern Munich
(MUN – Arjen Robben; LEV – Arturo Vidal 59)

Nurnberg 0 – 2 Wolfsburg
(Edin Dzeko 66; Grafite 78)

TSG Hoffenheim 0 – 2 Cologne
(Adam Matuschyk 46, 82)

Borussia Monchengladbach 2 – 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
(Marco Reus 6; Dante 56)


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