Bundesliga(German Soccer) - Matchday 18 - Results and Standings

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The winter break in the Bundesliga has come to an end and commenced with one game on Friday January 16th with one game.  Bayern Muenchen hosted Hoffenheim in temperatures near 40 degrees F.  Muenchen took that match 2-0. 

Play continued on Saturday with two of the top teams winning their games.  Hamburg defeated Freiburg 2-0 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen defeated Mainz 4-2. 

Sunday saw three matches with Schalke 04 also contending for top spot defeating Nuernberg by only one goal.  Unfortunately Nuernberg is fighting to avoid relegation.

Here are this weekend's scores:

Bayern Muenchen - Hoffenheim           2-0

Hanover 96- Hertha BSC Berlin          0-3

Eintracht Frankfurt - Werder Brement  1-0

MoenchenGladbach - VFL Bochum     1-2

Hamburger SV - SC Freiburg               2-0

Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Mainz 05          4-2

VFB Stuttgart - VFL Wolfsburg            3-1

Schalke 04 - Nuernberg                        1-0

1.FC Koeln - Dortmund                        2-3

There has been very little movement at the top of the league table.  All the top contenders won their matches this weekend.  Here are the top 6 contenders for the league title:

1. Bayer 04   Leverkusen                  38 pts       +24 goals

2. Schalke 04                                      37 pts       +14 goals

3.  FC Bayern Muenchen                  36 pts       +21 goals   

4. Hamburger SV                               34 pts      +17 goals

5. Borrusia Dortmund                        33 pts       +7 goals

6. Werder Bremen                             28 pts       +15 goals

At the bottom of the league Hertha BSC Berlin with a total of nine points  is 9 points short to move out of the relegation zone.  Nuernberg and Hanover have 12 and 17 points respectively.