Bundesliga Matchday 26 Roundup: Bayern ups undefeated streak to 51

FC Bayern continued its undefeated streak to 51, .after defeating Mainz 05 with two late goals Bastian Schweinsteiger 82nd and Mario Goetze 86th minute).   Despite a very intense match, which gave the Mainzers their own share of opportunities to score, Bayern got the upper hand.  Dortmund defeated Hannover 3-0 and Schalke overwhelmed Eintracht Braunschweig 3-1, postponing Bayern's league championship at least until next Tuesday.  Bayern can do it on their own by defeating Hertha BSC Berlin.

The win also gives Bayern the 18th consecutive victory, a new Bundesliga record.

Freiburg defeated Werder Bremen 3-1 in the Friday evening Bundesliga opener, finally lifting the club out of the relegation zone to 14th spot.  The side is not out of the water yet. Freiburg took the lead 15 minutes  into the match with a powerful blast from Julian Schuster on a pass fro Karim Guede.  Bremen put the pressure on Freiburg for a good portion on the game, but it was Freiburg that was ahead by three goals midway through the second half.  Bremen got one back on a goal from Nils Peterson. 

Dortmund shut out Hannover 3-0, while Schalke 04 came out on top of Eintracht Braunschweig 3-1.  Both Dortmund and Schalke secured their second and third spot.  Wolfsburg and Augsburg played to a 1-1 draw, leaving Wolfsburg and Mainz even at 41 points.  Stuttgart defeated  troubled Hamburg 1-0, with 24 and 23 points respectively.

Gladbach with a 3-0 victory over Hertha BSC Berlin moved back into a Euro League spot and just and still has a chance to qualify for the Champions League next season.  Berlin remains in ninth spot well away from any possibility of relegation.

Eintracht Frankfurt won an important away game at Nuernberg.  Barnetta put Eintracht ahead in the first half in the 21st minute and Juselu made it two in the 49th. A 3-0 lead came in the 53rd with Madlung's goal, before Nuernberg got two back 64th an 72nd minute (Drmi and Campana).  Just as it looked that Nuernberg had enough time for an equalizer, Frankfurt put the game out of reach with Joselu's second goal of the night in the 88th and Kadlec's counter in the 90th.  The win moved Frankfurt six points ahead of the relegation zone, while Nuernberg remains in 17th with continuing anxiety of eventual relegation.

Hoffenheim edged out a 3-2 away victory against Bayer Leverkusen.  Hoffenheim took the lead with a goal by Sehad Salihovic in the 14th minute. Stefan Kiessling got the equalizer prior to the half in the 38th minute, but Hoffenheim's Volland scored the 40th minute for a 2-1 Hoffenheim lead.  Simon Rolfes got the equalizer nine minutes into the second half, but Anthony Modeste got the winner in the 89th.  Hoffenheim fought through three minutes of injury time to take away the three points.  Leverkusen remains in 4th spot, two points ahead of Gladbach, but six point behind third place Schalke.  Hoffenheim is in tenth spot.   


Friday 21 March

SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen 3-1 

Saturday 22 March
    
Hannover 96 vs Borussia Dortmund        0-3
FSV Mainz 05 vs Bayern München        0-2
VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Augsburg        1-1
VfB Stuttgart vs Hamburger SV        1-0
Schalke 04 vs Eintr. Braunschweig       3-1 
Bor. Mönchengladbach vs Hertha BSC  3-0

Sunday 23 March
    
1. FC Nürnberg vs Eintracht Frankfurt    2-5    
Bayer Leverkusen vs 1899 Hoffenheim    2-3

 
Posn  Team             GP   W   D   L    GF/GA   Points

1      FC Bayern         26    24   2    0      76:12       74
2      Dortmund         26    16   3    7       59:29       51
3      Schalke             26    15   5    6       51:37       50
4      Leverkusen       26    14   2  10       43:32       44
5      M'gladbach       26    12   6    8       51:31       42 
6      Mainz               26    12   5    9       37:40        41 
7      Wolfsburg         26    12   5    9       43:40       41
8      Augsburg          26    11   6    9        39:37      39
9      Hertha BSC      26    10   6    10      35:34      36
10    Hoffenheim       26     8   8    10      57:58      32
11    Bremen              26     7   8  11       30:50       29
12    Hannover           26     8   5  13       34:46       29
13    Frankfurt           26      6  8   11       33:46       29
14    Freiburg            26      6   7  13       29:47       25
15    Stuttgart            26      6   6  14       39:52       24
16    Hamburg           26      6   5  15       41:55       23
17    Nürnberg           26      4 11  11       30:49       23
18    B'schweig         26      4    6  16      21:48       18