"Werder" and "Schalke" are getting further away from the pursuers. © EuroFootball.com

In the German Bundesliga on Wednesday, five 19th round matches were played, after which the championship remained a deadlock, with the leading "Werder" and "Schalke" clubs securing victories and distancing themselves from the defending champions Bayern Munich. "Borussia" suffered an unexpected defeat against the underdog "Mainz", "Hamburger" failed to secure a victory once again, and "Hertha" suffered humiliation in Hannover.

Matchday 19 statistics:

"Mainz" 1 - 0 "Borussia" 62' [1 - 0] Leon Andreasen (penalty)

"Hannover" 5 - 0 "Hertha" 16' [1 - 0] Bergantin Vinicius 37' [2 - 0] Bergantin Vinicius 45' [3 - 0] Frank Fahrenhorst 64' [4 - 0] Jan Rosenthal 76' [5 - 0] Altin Lala

"Hamburger" 1 - 1 "Cottbus" 4' [1 - 0] Juan Pablo Sorin (penalty) 9' [1 - 1] Sergiu Marian Radu

"Schalke" 2 - 1 "Aachen" 17' [0 - 1] Vedad Ibisevic 23' [1 - 1] Rafinha Marcio de Souza (penalty) 74' [2 - 1] Moses Sichone (own goal)

"Bayer" 0 - 2 "Werder" 15' [0 - 1] Miroslav Klose 78' [0 - 2] Hugo Almeida