Bundesliga Matchday 24 in pictures
Pyrotechnics at the Nordderby, a goal of the season contender and a heroic goalkeeping performance from Rune Jarstein in Munich. All the best photos from Matchday 24 in the Bundesliga.
Kohr shown the door
Dominik Kohr's afternoon didn't last long. The defender was shown two yellow cards after a series of clumsy challenges in the first half. The one that got him sent off was a clumsy challenge on Breel Embolo. Leverkusen never recovered and went on to suffer a loss to Schalke that dents their top four challenge.
Fire and fury
The Nordderby, one of Germany's fiercest rivalries, wouldn't be complete without some pyrotechnics and flares to ignite the atmosphere. That's exactly what we got at Weserstadion, where Werder Bremen were victorious with a late winner over Hamburg courtesy of Ishak Belfodil.
Goal of the season?
Christoph Kramer roars with delight after scoring Gladbach's equalizer at Hoffenheim. The midfielder popped the ball up on the edge of the area and lashed a fierce left-footed volley into the top corner. It had been the club's first goal in 413 minutes.
The Berlin Wall
Hertha goalkeeper Rune Jarstein saves the ball during his team's goalless draw at Bayern Munich. The Norwegian was in sensational form all afternoon and ensured Hertha remain unbeaten against Bayern this season.
Bend it like Andrej
A jubilent Andrej Kraramic after his stunning freekick gave Hoffenheim the lead over Freiburg. The forward curled the ball around the wall and into the back of the net to register his 7th goal in 12 Bundesliga starts this season.
Thommy strikes lucky
Erik Thommy celebrates after poking home the game's only goal after a huge stroke of luck presented him with a an open net. Stuttgart have won their last 3 games 1-0.
Labbadia looking up
Wolfsburg suffered a jolt from the blue last week when Martin Schmidt surprisingly quit his role as head coach of the club. In came Bruno Labbadia, who has experience ofs saving a club from relegation having spared Hamburg in 2015. His first game in charge of the Wolves was a 1-1 draw at Mainz as he hopes to work his magic again.