Bundesliga (Week 17) : Bayer and Eintracht play to a 1-1 draw
GERMANY, Dec. 20, 2014 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 17: Bayer Leverkusen was held to a 1-1 draw by Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
Eintracht Frankfurt players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Alexander Meier on penalty in the 37th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Bayer Leverkusen with a saving goal from Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Karim Bellarabi in the 83rd minute.
Bayer Leverkusen climbed to third place with 28 points from 17 games, 3 points behind VfL Wolfsburg, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of December 20, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 37 | 45 |
| 2 | Wolfsburg | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Mönchengladbach | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Augsburg | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 23 |
| 10 | Paderborn | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 19 |
| 11 | FC Köln | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 19 |
| 12 | Mainz | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Hertha Berlin | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 17 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 17 |
| 17 | Borussia Dortmund | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | SC Freiburg | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2014-2015
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Overview
Bayer Leverkusen
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 FC Köln (29 Nov.)
- Previous game:Hoffenheim 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen (17 Dec.)
- Next game:Bayer Leverkusen - Borussia Dortmund (31 Jan.)
Eintracht Frankfurt
- Position: 7 +2
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Eintracht Frankfurt 4-4 Hertha Berlin (17 Dec.)
- Next game:SC Freiburg - Eintracht Frankfurt (31 Jan.)
Bayer Leverkusen
1:1
Eintracht Frankfurt
1:1 (0:1)
- 20 December 2014
- 15:30
- Leverkusen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 45 |
| 2 |  Wolfsburg | 31 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 28 |
| 4 |  Mönchengladbach | 27 |
| 5 |  Schalke 04 | 27 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 19 December 2014 | ||||
 | Mainz | 1-2 | Bayern Munich | |
| Saturday 20 December 2014 | ||||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1-1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
 | Augsburg | 2-1 | Mönchengladbach | |
| Schalke 04 | 0-0 | Hamburger SV |  |
 | Werder Bremen | 2-1 | Borussia Dortmund |  |
 | Stuttgart | 0-0 | Paderborn |  |
| Wolfsburg | 18:30 | FC Köln |  |
| Sunday 21 December 2014 | ||||
 | Hertha Berlin | 15:30 | Hoffenheim |  |
 | SC Freiburg | 17:30 | Hannover 96 |  |