"Gladbach" footballers defeat "Schalke" club in hard-fought victory (VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS) © EuroFootball.com

On Sunday, in the XXXI round of the German "Bundesliga" championship, the "Gladbach" team won an important victory in the fight for a direct ticket to the UEFA Champions League.

Lucien Favre's team crushed "Koln" 3-0 at home, reducing the gap from the third-placed "Schalke" of Gelsenkirchen to just one point.

The match between "Freiburg" and "Hoffenheim" ended in a goalless draw.

Results:

"Gladbach" 3 - 0 "Koln" 19' [1 - 0] J.F. Arango 53' [2 - 0] T. Jantschke 55' [3 - 0] M. Reus

"Freiburg" 0 - 0 "Hoffenheim"