Bundesliga Matchday 15 in Pictures
Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Mönchengladbach won big on Matchday 15, as Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich were beaten. Here are the pictures from the weekend so far.
Bayern crumble at Gladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 Bayern Munich (Wendt 54', Stindl 66', Johnson 68' - Ribery 82') Bayern did not look comfortable from the moment they went behind, and Gladbach took full advantage following Oscar Wendt's opener.
Hertha scrap past Leverkusen
Hertha Berlin 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen (Darida 7', Brooks 60' - Hernandez 29') Sebastian Boenisch's red card shortly after Vladimir Darida's opener left Leverkusen with little chance of success, even after Hernandez's equalizer. The home side always looked more likely to win, and did.
Hitz saves the day for Augsburg
Cologne 0-1 Augsburg (Bobadilla 64') Having watched Timo Horn make countless first half saves, Augsburg's Marwin Hitz made sure he was awake to save a penalty from Anthony Modeste and be the hero for the visitors in Cologne.
Mainz rout Hamburg
Hamburg 1-3 Mainz (Djourou 90' - Samperio 16', 51', Clemens 75') Jairo Samperio's second goal sealed the deal in this game in Hamburg, with the home side second to everything, Mainz took advantage when the game could have changed course.
Hoffenheim leave it late in Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt 1-1 Hoffenheim (Roger 66' - Uth 90+6) Mark Uth's first goal of the season, in the sixth minute of added time, kept what was a tight and tense affair deservedly level.
Young guns on form for Schalke
Schalke 3-1 Hannover (Geis pen. 52', Huntelaar 72', Di Santo 82' - Saint-Maxim 81') Franco Di Santo's goal just 46 seconds after Hannover's equalizer proved pivotal, as the away side's added confidence was immediately thrown out of the window.
Dortmund keep on track at Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg 1-2 Borussia Dortmund (Rodriguez pen. 90' - Reus 32', Kagawa 90+2') Shinji Kagawa's late winner, just minutes after Ricardo Rodriguez had leveled the match can give Dortmund confidence going into the winter break that the title race is back on.
Bremen, Stuttgart lock heads in draw
Stuttgart 1-1 Bremen (Rupp 33', Ujah 71') Anthony Ujah's seventh goal of the season saved a point for Werder Bremen on the road, pushing them out of the relegation zone, while Stuttgart continue to struggle in second-bottom.
Darmstadt win fiery Hessen Derby
Frankfurt 0-1 Darmstadt (Sulu 20') Things got heated in Commerzbank-Arena, so much so that riot police had to take the field at the final whistle. It was Darmstadt that were partying though, at the end.