Bundesliga Matchday 24 Roundup: Bayern wins 16 in a row, 26 goals in six games

FC Bayern set a new Bundesliga record on Saturday with their 16th consecutive win.  Despite a strong effort by the wolves, who took the lead in the 17th minute with Naldo's goal, Shaqiri ensured the equalizer in the 26th minute.  Wolfsburg ensured that Manuel Neuer had his share of work in the first 45.  The second half saw a totally different game with Thomas Mueller getting the go ahead goal in the 63rd, while Mario Mandzukic increased the score by two in the 66th.  Frank Ribery increase the lead to 4-1 in the 71st and Thomas Mueller made it 5-1 in the 78th.  Mario Manzukic got the sixth goal in the 80th minute.

In the remaining matches on Saturday, Schalke 04 shut out Hoffenheim 4-0 with a hat trick by Klaas Jan Huntelaar and solidified its fourth place standing.  Borussia Moenchengladbach moved to eighth spot, after a 2-1 loss at home to Augsburg. Augsburg moved to sixth, a coveted Euro League spot.

Stuttgart, while ending its home losing streak managed a 2-2 against Eintracht Braunschweig.   Braunschweig continues to bring up the rear of the league, while Stuttgart struggles in 15th spot.  Hamburg drew a 1-1 at home against Eintracht Frankfurt, while Leverkusen dropped another two points in a 1-1 draw against Hannover, leaving the Bayer side six games without a victory in all competitions. 

Nuernberg lost a heart breaker against visiting Werder Bremen 2-0.  In an energetic match Der Club struggles to remain out of the relegation zone.

Borussia Dortmund pulled four points ahead of Bayer Leverkusen to increase the lead in the  second spot.  Sebastian Kehl's goal in the 58th minute was the winner. Freiburg did not look like a club that's in 17th spot with only 19 points and Dortmund can count its lucky stars that Freiburg failed to capitalize on their many opportunities.

Mainz and Berlin delivered an exciting match with ample opportunities on either side of the pitch. Although Mainz was the better half for most of the first half the side was unable to put the ball in the net.  Berlin's Ramos took advantage of a bad defensive pass and scored for Berlin in the 51st minute.   Mainz's Jo-Hoo was fouled in the Berlin penalty area in the 64th and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting converted in the 65th minute or the draw.  Mainz remains in 7th spot, equal in points with Augsburg, while Berlin occupies the ninth spot with 36 points.



Saturday 8 March
Hannover 96 vs Bayer Leverkusen    1-1    
Schalke 04 vs 1899 Hoffenheim       4-0 
Bor. Mönchengladbach vs FC Augsburg 1-2       
VfB Stuttgart vs Eintr. Braunschweig    2-2    
Hamburger SV vs Eintracht Frankfurt    1-1    
VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayern München     1-6   
1. FC Nürnberg vs Werder Bremen  2-0

Sunday 9 March
    
SC Freiburg vs Borussia Dortmund    0-1
FSV Mainz 05 vs Hertha BSC  1-1

Posn  Team             GP   W   D   L    GF/GA   Points

1      FC Bayern         24    22   2    0       72:11      68
2      Dortmund         24    15   3    6       55:27       48
3      Leverkusen       24    14   2    8       40:27       44
4      Schalke             24    13   5    6       46:35       44
5      Wolfsburg         24    12   3    9       41:38       39
6      Augsburg          24   11   5    8        37:34       38
7      Mainz                24   11   5    8        33:36       38  
8      M'gladbach       24    10   6    8       41:30       36
9      Hertha BSC      24    10   6    8       35:28       36
10    Hoffenheim       24     7   8    9       52:52       29
11    Bremen              24     7   7  10       28:46       28
12    Hannover           24     7   5  12       31:43       26
13    Frankfurt           24      5  8  10       27:40       26 
14    Nürnberg           24      4 11   9       27:42       23
15    Stuttgart            24      5   5  14     37:51        20
16    Hamburg           24      5   5  14     39:53        20
17    Freiburg            24      4   7  13      22:45       19
18    B'schweig         24      4    5  15     19:44       17