Stuttgart 1-2 Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich will finish the weekend top of the Bundesliga following a 2-1 victory over Stuttgart at Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Matthijs de Ligt broke the deadlock for Bayern just before the interval with a strike from the edge of the box after he was teed up by Jamal Musiala.
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting doubled the lead for the Bavarians just after the hour-mark, giving the side a two-goal cushion with 30 minutes to go.
Juan Jose Perea pulled a goal back for Stuttgart two minutes before time and gave Bayern a scare, but Julian Nagelsann's charges managed to hold for maximum points.
Augsburg 2-1 Werder Bremen
Augsburg won their second game in three matches after edging Werder Bremen 2-1 at WWK Arena.
Dion Beljo gave Augsburg an early lead but Jens Stage levelled matters for Bremen ten minutes later.
Arne Maier snatched the winner for Augsburg early in the second stanza.
Bochum 0-2 Schalke
Relegation-threatened Schalke extended their unbeaten run to six matches after a 2-0 win over rivals Bochum at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.
Schalke broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time thanks to an own goal by goalkeeper Manuel Riemann and Marius Bulter doubled their lead with 11 minutes to go.
Keven Schlotterbeck found the back of the net for Bochum moments later but the goal was disallowed by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for offside.
Mainz 1-0 Hoffenheim
Mainz won their fourth game in a row in the Bundesliga after edging Hoffenheim 1-0 at Mewa Arena.
Leandro Barreiro Martins scored the decisive goal for Mainz just after the half-hour mark.
Borussia Monchengladbach 0-0 Freiburg
Freiburg stretched their unbeaten run to four matches after playing to a goalless draw against Borussia Monchengladbach at Borussia-Park.
After an uneventful first stanza, Gladbach were initially awarded a penalty on 65 minutes but the referee reversed his own decision after reviewing the incident of the foul in the box on the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) monitor.
The hosts finished the game with ten men in the last three minutes after Ramy Bensebaini got a second booking and was sent off.
Union Berlin 0-0 Koln
Union Berlin missed the chance to keep up with leaders Bayern Munich after they were held to a goalless draw by Koln at Stadion An der Alten Försterei.
Union remained in third place on the log but fell five points behind table-toppers Bayern Munich and second-placed Borussia Dortmund, who are tied on points with Bayern.
Koln, meanwhile, were left lying 12th on the table.
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