Leverkusen climb to second place

On Sunday rock-bottom Borussia Mönchengladbach lost 1-3 against western rivals Bayer Leverkusen, who return to second place with eleven points behind leaders Borussia Dortmund. 1899 Hoffenheim and FC St. Pauli tied 2-2 in the late match.

Bayern Munich's Mario Gomez hit a hat-trick as the defending champions went third in the Bundesliga with a 5-1 win over Kaiserslautern on Saturday as leaders Borussia Dortmund drew 1-1 with Stuttgart.

Despite being held, the leaders remain 13 points clear at the top with Bayern 14 points behind after Gomez netted three second-half goals to bring his tally to 15 in 17 league matches this season.

Hamburger SV are up to sixth after a solitary goal from Mladen Petric sealed a 1-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday and made it three Bundesliga wins in a roww.

The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
Hamburger SV - Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 (0-0)

The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
Borussia Dortmund - VfB Stuttgart 1-1 (1-0)
Hannover 96 - Schalke 04 0-1 (0-1)
Mainz 05 - VfL Wolfsburg 0-1 (0-0)
SC Freiburg - 1. FC Nürnberg 1:1 (1-0)
Bayern München - 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5-1 (1-0)

The match on Saturday (6.30 pm cet):
1. FC Köln - Werder Bremen 3-0 (2-0)

The match on Sunday (3.30 pm cet):
Bor. Mönchengladbach - Bayer Leverkusen 1-3 (0-2)



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On Sunday rock-bottom Borussia Mönchengladbach lost 1-3 against western rivals Bayer Leverkusen, who return to second place with eleven points behind leaders Borussia Dortmund. 1899 Hoffenheim and FC St. Pauli tied 2-2 in the late match.

Bayern Munich's Mario Gomez hit a hat-trick as the defending champions went third in the Bundesliga with a 5-1 win over Kaiserslautern on Saturday as leaders Borussia Dortmund drew 1-1 with Stuttgart.

Despite being held, the leaders remain 13 points clear at the top with Bayern 14 points behind after Gomez netted three second-half goals to bring his tally to 15 in 17 league matches this season.

Hamburger SV are up to sixth after a solitary goal from Mladen Petric sealed a 1-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday and made it three Bundesliga wins in a roww.

The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
Hamburger SV - Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 (0-0)

The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
Borussia Dortmund - VfB Stuttgart 1-1 (1-0)
Hannover 96 - Schalke 04 0-1 (0-1)
Mainz 05 - VfL Wolfsburg 0-1 (0-0)
SC Freiburg - 1. FC Nürnberg 1:1 (1-0)
Bayern München - 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5-1 (1-0)

The match on Saturday (6.30 pm cet):
1. FC Köln - Werder Bremen 3-0 (2-0)

The match on Sunday (3.30 pm cet):
Bor. Mönchengladbach - Bayer Leverkusen 1-3 (0-2)

The match on Sunday (5.30 pm cet):
1899 Hoffenheim - FC St. Pauli 2-2 (1-0)