Bundesliga wrap: Bayern, BVB win; Mainz advances toward Europe

Five teams remain within two points in the race to avoid the Bundesliga’s relegation and relegation playoff spots, while Bayern Munich still isn’t opening the door to first place.

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Borussia Dortmund won again, but so did leading Bayern thanks to a sensational Franck Ribery goal. That keeps the gap between first and second place a relatively large five points with six matches to go.

Bayern Munich 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt

There was only one goal here, but it was enough to satiate any lover of creativity in the sport. Franck Ribery left his feet to volley a ball at ear level. Wow.

WOW! Bayern Munich take the 1-0 lead on Frankfurt through a wonder goal from Franck Ribery! 1-0 #FCBSGE https://t.co/tsvVfcQDzL

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) April 2, 2016

Mainz 4-2 Augsburg

An early Caiuby goal gave the visitors a 9th minute lead, but Christian Clemens and Pablo De Blasis each opened their braces by the 24th minute as Mainz led 2-1. Ja-Cheol Koo connected before halftime to end a thrilling first half, but De Blasis and Clemens struck again in the second half to send the home fans home happy.

Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Werder Bremen

Scoreless at halftime, fans at Signal Iduna Park might not have been prepared for the frenetic 45 minutes headed their way.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored in the 53rd minute for the hosts, who saw themselves down a goal after Alejandro Galvez and Zlatko Junuzovic netted five minutes apart.

With 15 minutes to salvage a point, BVB did two better. Shinji Kagawa tied things up in the 77th, and Adrian Ramos made it 3-2 in the 82nd. That’s how it would finish in Dortmund.

GOAL! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gives Dortmund the 1-0 lead over Bremen with a delightful chip! #BVBSVW https://t.co/QQNKJZvz0l

— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) April 2, 2016

Elsewhere
Ingolstadt 3-0 Schalke — Three scorers highlight safety-improving win
Hannover 0-3 Hamburger — All goals came in a 14-minute span
Darmstadt 2-2 Stuttgart — Both earn big point in race to avoid drop
Leverkusen 3-0 Wolfsburg — El Tri’s Chicharito nets 24th in all comps
Monchengladbach vs. Hertha Berlin — 9:30 a.m. ET Sunday
Hoffenheim vs Koln — 11:30 a.m. ET Sunday

Standings

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Home	Away	PTS
Bayern Munich	28	23	3	2	66	13	53	13-0-1	10-3-1	72
Borussia Dortmund	28	21	4	3	67	28	39	12-2-0	9-2-3	67
Hertha BSC Berlin	27	14	6	7	37	27	10	9-4-1	5-2-6	48
Bayer Leverkusen	28	13	6	9	42	33	9	7-3-4	6-3-5	45
FSV Mainz 05	28	13	5	10	39	35	4	8-2-4	5-3-6	44
FC Schalke 04	28	13	5	10	39	38	1	8-3-3	5-2-7	44
Mönchengladbach	27	13	3	11	54	44	10	10-1-3	3-2-8	42
VfL Wolfsburg	28	10	8	10	39	37	2	8-4-2	2-4-8	38
FC Ingolstadt 04	28	9	9	10	26	31	-5	6-4-4	3-5-6	36
Hamburger SV	28	9	7	12	34	38	-4	4-4-6	5-3-6	34
1. FC Köln	27	8	9	10	28	34	-6	4-4-6	4-5-4	33
VfB Stuttgart	28	9	6	13	45	56	-11	6-1-7	3-5-6	33
Darmstadt	28	6	11	11	30	43	-13	1-6-7	5-5-4	29
Werder Bremen	28	7	7	14	38	57	-19	2-5-6	5-2-8	28
FC Augsburg	28	6	9	13	35	47	-12	2-5-7	4-4-6	27
1899 Hoffenheim	27	6	9	12	30	43	-13	4-5-4	2-4-8	27
Eintracht Frankfurt	28	6	9	13	29	44	-15	4-6-4	2-3-9	27
Hannover 96	28	5	2	21	22	52	-30	2-0-12	3-2-9	17

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