Werder Bremen held onto their first-half goal and survived the final minutes with nine men on the pitch to take a narrow 1-0 Bundesliga win against in-form Mainz on Friday. Bremen missed a penalty in the 12th minute as Marvin Ducksch spot-kick was saved by goalkeeper Robin Zentner,
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Mainz miss out on a temporary leap to a Champions League place in the Bundesliga. Coach Bo Henriksen's team lost 1-0 at Werder Bremen in Friday's match of the 20th round.
Bayer Leverkusen secure their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a routine victory over Sparta Prague at the BayArena.
Harry Kane scored as Bayern Munich won 2-1 at Freiburg on Saturday to move six points clear of Bayer Leverkusen, who threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at RB Leipzig.Kane and English compatriot Eric Dier created the opener in the 15th minute.
Meanwhile, Leverkusen were held to a 2-2 draw by RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena after squandering a two-goal lead. Patrik Schick and Aleix García put Leverkusen ahead, with bot
Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich bounced back from a mid-week defeat with a 2-1 win at Freiburg on Saturday, while Borussia Dortmund started life without coach Nuri Sahin playing with 10 men in a 2-2 draw with Werder Bremen.
Bayer Leverkusen's Victor Boniface was left out of training on Tuesday as German media reports linked the striker with a move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, with manager Xabi Alonso saying negotiations for the player's transfer were ongoing.
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said Victor Boniface will remain at the Bundesliga club, after the Nigerian striker was left out of their Champions League clash with Sparta Prague amid rumours of a move to Saudi Arabia.
Following the sacking of Nuri Sahin, Borussia Dortmund were on course for a much-needed win under interim coach Mike Tullberg. But playing with 10 men, they threw away a two-goal lead as Werder
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Bayern Munich took a small but potentially decisive step toward the Bundesliga title last weekend when defending champion Bayer Leverkusen dropped points at Leipzig.