Huntelaar's "hat-trick" scandinavian "Hamburger" hope to reach the Champions League (VIDEO) © EuroFootball.com

On Sunday, in the XXXI round of the German "Bundesliga" championship match between "Schalke" and "Hamburg" football players, there was a fight for the fourth place in the standings, which opens the way to next year's UEFA Champions League tournament.

The duel in Gelsenkirchen started better for the visitors, who broke through in the fifth minute, but soon Michel Bastos restored the balance of the match.

Then, in the hour of the match, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar struck - the Dutchman scored a hat-trick and won very important three points for his team - 4-1.

The match between "Mainz" and Frankfurt "Eintracht" ended goalless.

Results / Standings / Video:

"Mainz" 0 - 0 "Eintracht":

"Schalke" 4 - 1 "Hamburger":