Bayer Leverkusen closed their Bundesliga season with a dramatic 2–2 draw away at Mainz — a match that doubled as a farewell to head coach Xabi Alonso and a final push for Patrik Schick in the Golden Boot race
After seven long years in the wilderness, Hamburg SV are finally back in the big time
A win in their next outing would officially crown them German champions for the 34th time
Hamburger, secured a dominant 3-0 away win over 1. FC Nürnberg
This marks their fourth consecutive win under coach Bo Henriksen
Over the past 50 years, European football has formed an exclusive circle of elite clubs that dominate the sport, winning nearly every major trophy
Frankfurt, who recently came close to the first place in the Bundesliga, suffered their second consecutive defeat
Mainz shocked Bayern Munich in the home match of the 14th round
Wolfsburg won their fifth match in a row and fourth in the Bundesliga season
Hamburg, a club competing in Germany's 2. Bundesliga, is reportedly close to reaching an agreement with former Dutch football star Ruud van Nistelrooy, according to Sky Sports journalist Florian Plettenberg
In the tenth round of the German Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund travelled to Mainz
The eighth round of the Bundesliga started with a 1-1 draw between Mainz and Borussia Mönchengladbach
Leipzig continues its steady march at the start of the German championship