"Schalke" moves away from "Gladbach" club (ALL MATCH VIDEOS) © EuroFootball.com

On Sunday, in the 29th round of the German Bundesliga championship, the players of Gelzenkirchen's "Schalke" achieved an important victory in the fight for a direct ticket to the UEFA Champions League group tournament.

In front of their own fans, Huubo Stevens' students, who are in third place in the league table, crushed "Hannover" 3-0 and increased the gap from the fourth-placed "Gladbach" club to five points.

The match between "Hamburger" and "Bayer Leverkusen" ended in a 1-1 draw.

Results:

Gelzenkirchen's "Schalke" 3 - 0 "Hannover" 6' [1 - 0] Raul 47' [2 - 0] Raul 63' [3 - 0] K.J. Huntelaar

"Hamburger" 1 - 1 "Bayer Leverkusen" 40' [1 - 0] M. Petric (from penalty spot) 55' [1 - 1] A. Schurrle