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April
Bundesliga Update



Leipzig take lead as five teams remain in the hunt for title



Results

3 April
Werder Bremen 3-0 Borussia Monchengladbach | Selke (14), Rashica (18), Eggstein (42)

4 April
Union Berlin 1-2 Mainz | Bukter (74) - Quaison (18), Dong-Won (43)
Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Wolfsburg | Bellarabi (14), Aranguiz (pen 90) - Quilavogui (28)
Augsburg 3-0 Paderborn | Finbogason (8), Vargas (22), Jensen (42) - Schonlau sent off (15)
RB Leipzig 3-2 Hertha Berlin | Konate (27), Sabitzer (41), Poulsen (69) - Piatek (39), Darida (46)
Hoffenheim 2-0 Koln | Dabbur (1, 45)
Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Bayern Munich | Brandt (14), Sancho (15), Gotze (34) - Coutinho (4), Lewandowski (36)

5 April
Frankfurt 3-1 Freiburg | Kostic (21), Silva (31), Rode (59) - Schmid (42)
Fortuna Dusseldorf 1-1 Schalke | Barkok (78) - Schopf (17)

8 April
Werder Bremen 3-0 Frankfurt | Rashica (3), Fulikrug (10, 14)

10 April
Freiburg 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen | Haberer (7) - Havertz (11), Volland (72)

11 April
Koln 2-2 RB Leipzig | Rexhbecaj (46), Modeste (54) - Poulsen (59), Forsberg (pen 60)
Hertha Berlin 0-2 Augsburg | Klunter sent off (64) - Finbogason (3), Jensen (87)
Mainz 1-2 Hoffenheim | Burkardt (83) - Dabbur (46, 51)
Paderborn 0-1 Borussia Dortmund | Hazard (78)
Wolfsburg 1-1 Frankfurt | Weghorst (18) - Kostic (46)
Bayern Munich 2-0 Fortuna Dusseldorf | Lewandowski (7), Tolisso (59)

12 April
Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 Union Berlin | Plea (1), Neuhaus (15)
Schalke 3-1 Werder Bremen | Serdar (pen 17, 52), Burgstaller (55) - Selke (15)

17 April
Frankfurt 3-0 Mainz | Silva (18), Sow (51), Gacinovic (63)

18 April
Borussia Dortmund 4-1 Hertha Berlin | Hummels (3), Hazard (15, 22), Gotze (45) - Darida (65)
Fortuna Dusseldorf 1-1 Hoffenheim | Stoger (27), Jorgensen sent off (71) - Kramaric (10)
RB Leipzig 3-1 Paderborn | Poulsen (3, 4), Olmo (54) - Holtmann (14)
Werder Bremen 1-0 Wolfsburg | Eggestein (27)
Union Berlin 1-2 Schalke | Gentner (26) - Mascarell (37), Kutucu (38)
Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Bayern Munich | Bellarabi (42)

19 April
Augsburg 1-2 Koln | Vargas (18) - Uth (61), Hauptmann (88)
Freiburg 0-2 Borussia Monchengladbach | Stindl (24), Plea (pen 41)

24 April
Wolfsburg 2-1 Freiburg | Klaus (17), Ginczek (21) - Hofler (89)

25 April
Koln 0-0 Union Berlin
Fortuna Dusseldorf 2-0 Borussia Dortmund | Hennings (50), Kownacki (57)
Mainz 2-0 Augsburg | Mateta (9), Burkardt (65)
Paderborn 1-1 Werder Bremen | Jastrzembski (45) - Selassie (56), Eggestein sent off (90)
Hoffenheim 0-1 RB Leipzig | Poulsen (pen 41), Upamecano sent off (75)
Bayern Munich 1-1 Borussia Monchengladbach | Lewandowski (61), Goretzka sent off (81) - Raffael (67)

26 April
Hertha Berlin 3-2 Frankfurt | Dilrosun (7), Piatek (12), Klunter (64) - Silva (32), Gacinovic (60)
Schalke 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen | Serdar (61) - Aranguiz (25), Bailey (58)

Highlights

Things have suddenly gotten very interesting in Germany. Bayern Munich picked up just four points from their four games in April and that has handed the advantage to Leipzig who now lead the standings by a point with three games to go. It has also brought Borussia Dortmund just one point behind them and Borussia Monchengladbach four points off the lead in fourth. Bayer Leverkusen continued their superb European and DFB Pokal form with victories in the league and they still have an outside chance of taking the title with six points to make up in the remaining games.

From 7th to 15th there were position changes with Freiburg's poor month dropping them three places to 10th whilst Frankfurt and Augsburg pulled themselves away from the relegation battle. Both clubs in the capital suffered poor months and they are now in danger of falling into a relegation battle. Paderborn are down but Werder Bremen used their game in hand to propel themselves up to 17th and now have a chance of a miraculous escape. Six points separates 17th and 11th proving the bottom could be just as tight as the top come the final day of the season.

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