It was a day for the road sides.
Bayern Munich are still perfect in the Bundesliga, and Borussia Dortmund can’t keep pace until Sunday, a day that will also see two USMNT players on opposite sides of the pitch.
Hannover and Stuttgart finish the day in the drop zone, while Augsburg is in 16th.
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Werder Bremen 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen
Admir Mehmedi continued his fine play with a 31st minute goal, and then Bayer tallied twice in seven second-half minutes to salt away Saturday match at Weser-Stadion.
USMNT striker Aron Johannsson was not involved for the hosts.
Stuttgart 1-3 Borussia Monchengladbach
USMNT midfielder/back Fabian Johnson remains a talisman for ‘Gladbach, which is out of the regulation zone upon winning back-to-back matches. The U.S. man played 90 minutes on the left flank, while Raffael and Granit Xhaka scored in addition to a Stuttgart own goal.
Mainz 0-3 Bayern Munich
Robert Lewandowski backed up his midweek five-spot with two more at Mainz, and keep your eye out for Kingsley Coman. The 19-year-old ex-Juventus and PSG man scored again for the table leaders.
Elsewhere
Koln 1-1 Ingolstadt — USMNT’s Morales plays inside on the left of the midfield.
Augsburg 1-3 Hoffenheim — Two more goals for Kevin Volland.
Wolfsburg 1-1 Hannover — Kiyotake cancels out Dost’s would-be winner.
Hamburg 0-1 Schalke — Leroy Sane wins it in 60th minute.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Hertha Berlin — 9:30 a.m. ET Sunday
Borussia Dortmund vs. Darmstadt — 11:30 a.m. ET Sunday
Standings |
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Home | Away | PTS |
| Bayern Munich | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 4-0-0 | 3-0-0 | 21 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 3-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 16 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2-1-0 | 3-0-1 | 16 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3-1-0 | 0-2-1 | 12 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 2-0-1 | 2-0-2 | 12 |
| 1. FC Köln | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 2-2-0 | 1-0-2 | 11 |
| FC Ingolstadt 04 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 0-1-2 | 3-1-0 | 11 |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2-1-0 | 1-0-2 | 10 |
| Hamburger SV | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 1-1-1 | 2-0-2 | 10 |
| FSV Mainz 05 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2-0-2 | 1-0-2 | 9 |
| Darmstadt | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 1-2-1 | 1-1-0 | 9 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1-1-0 | 1-1-2 | 8 |
| Werder Bremen | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 1-0-3 | 1-1-1 | 7 |
| Mönchengladbach | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 1-0-2 | 1-0-3 | 6 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 0-1-2 | 1-1-2 | 5 |
| FC Augsburg | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 1-0-3 | 0-1-2 | 4 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 0-0-4 | 1-0-2 | 3 |
| Hannover 96 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 0-0-3 | 0-2-2 | 2 |
