Schalke 04 and Eintracht Frankfurt have boosted their hopes of securing a top four spot and a place in next season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) after they won their respective German Bundesliga games on Saturday.
Frankfurt thrashed Mainz 05 3-0 at home courtesy goals from Kevin-Prince Boateng, Luka Jovic and Ante Rebic to leapfrog Bayer Leverkusen into 4th position.
On the other hand, Schalke 04 consolidated their position as the second placed team with a hard fought 1-0 win at VFL Wolfsburg with a Robin Knoche own goal gifting the visitors the three points at stake four minutes from time and some ten minutes after Dutch international defender Paul Verhaegh had missed a penalty for the home side.
Matchday 27 Results (Saturday):
Augsburg 1-3 Werder Bremen
VFL Wolfsburg 0-1 Schalke 04
Hamburg 1-2 Hertha Berlin
Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 Mainz 05
Borussia Moenchengaldbach 3-3 TSG Hoffenheim
Standings (Top 6 via Points):
1. Bayern Munich 66
2. Schalke 04 49
3. Borussia Dortmund 45
4. Eintracht Frankfurt 45
5. Bayer Leverkusen 44
6. RB Leipzig 40
