Bundesliga (Week 17) : Wolfsburg beats FC Köln 2-1
GERMANY, Dec. 20, 2014 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 17: After their 1-1 draw against Paderborn on December 17 and 2-2 draw against Borussia Dortmund on December 17, Die Wölfe returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over FC Köln this Saturday.
FC Köln defender Maroh opened the score in the 11th minute, before seeing Wolfsburg catch up in the 16th minute thanks to Bas Dost. 1-1 at half time. Die Wölfe eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Naldo in the 78th minute.
VfL Wolfsburg remains in second place with 34 points from 17 games, 11 points behind Bayern Munich.
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 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 34 |
| 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 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 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 |
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Overview
VfL Wolfsburg
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Stuttgart 0-4 Wolfsburg (1 Nov.)
- Previous game:Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Wolfsburg (17 Dec.)
- Next game:Wolfsburg - Bayern Munich (30 Jan.)
1. FC Köln
- Position: 11 -1
- Best performance of the season:Stuttgart 0-2 FC Köln (30 Aug.)
- Previous game:FC Köln 0-0 Mainz (16 Dec.)
- Next game:Hamburger SV - FC Köln (31 Jan.)
Wolfsburg
2:1
FC Köln
2:1 (1:1)
- 20 December 2014
- 18:30
- Wolfsburg
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 45 |
| 2 | Wolfsburg | 34 |
| 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 | 2-1 | FC Köln | |
| Sunday 21 December 2014 | ||||
 | Hertha Berlin | 15:30 | Hoffenheim |  |
 | SC Freiburg | 17:30 | Hannover 96 |  |