On Saturday, seven matches of the 15th round took place in the Bundesliga. The leader Bayern Munich increased their advantage in the tournament of eighteen teams, easily defeating Mainz at home.
Bayern now has a five-point lead over the closest pursuers, but tomorrow they may shrink a bit as they face Schalke, who is currently in second place.
If Stuttgart wins against Hannover in Sunday's matches, the former surprise of the championship Wolfsburg may lose the third place. This happened as they unexpectedly lost at home to Hertha, whose hero was Marcelinho scoring three goals.
The champions Werder Bremen ended their winless streak by defeating the struggling Borussia, sharing fifth-sixth places with Hannover on 24 points. Bayer Leverkusen remains in the middle of the table after defeating Hansa Rostock away.
Another underdog Bochum earned important points by increasing their lead over the lower team Freiburg after defeating Nürnberg. Freiburg was crushed by Kaiserslautern in their last match.
Hamburger SV continues their climb, winning against Gladbach away. This was the fifth victory out of seven possible for Hamburg since their head coach K.Toppmöller was replaced by T.Dollas.
Results:
Borussia Dortmund 2 - 3 Hertha BSC
Hansa Rostock 2 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen
Bochum 1 - 3 Nurnberg
Energie Cottbus 3 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
Hamburg SV 0 - 2 Borussia Monchengladbach
1.FSV Mainz 05 3 - 1 Bayern Munich
Werder Bremen 4 - 2 Wolfsburg