The 20th round of the German Bundesliga started on Friday evening, with only one match being played.
Borussia Monchengladbach faced Werder Bremen in front of their home fans. The hosts, led by Andre Schubert, convincingly defeated their opponents 5-1 from northern-west Germany.
The winners scored through Lars Stindl, Raffael (penalty), Havard Nordtveit, and goalkeeper Andreas Christensen, who scored twice against the opponents.
Werder Bremen's only goal came from Claudio Pizarro from the penalty spot in the 56th minute.
Gladbach temporarily moved up to fourth place with 32 points, while Werder Bremen remains at the bottom of the league table.
Result:
"Gladbach Borussia" 5 - 1 "Werder"
12' [1 - 0] L. Stindl
31' [2 - 0] A. Christensen
50' [3 - 0] A. Christensen
56' [3 - 1] C. Pizarro (penalty)
70' [4 - 1] Raffael (penalty)
87' [5 - 1] H. Nordtveit
League table:
