Bundesliga (Week 26) : Bayer beats Schalke 04 1-0
GERMANY, Mar. 21, 2015 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 26: Four wins in a row for Bayer Leverkusen. After their success against SC Freiburg, Paderborn and Stuttgart, Bayer Leverkusen continued their sensational form in the Bundesliga with a 1-0 victory over Schalke 04 this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Karim Bellarabi goal in the 35th minute.
Bayer Leverkusen climbed to third place with 45 points from 26 games, 8 points behind VfL Wolfsburg, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of March 21, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 25 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 70 | 11 | 59 | 64 |
| 2 | Wolfsburg | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 28 | 28 | 53 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 29 | 16 | 45 |
| 4 | Mönchengladbach | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 39 |
| 6 | Augsburg | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 38 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 37 |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 52 | -3 | 34 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 54 | -13 | 34 |
| 10 | Borussia Dortmund | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | FC Köln | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 30 |
| 12 | Mainz | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Hertha Berlin | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 44 | -13 | 29 |
| 14 | Hannover 96 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 27 |
| 15 | SC Freiburg | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 25 |
| 16 | Hamburger SV | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 37 | -21 | 25 |
| 17 | Paderborn | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 50 | -27 | 24 |
| 18 | Stuttgart | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 46 | -19 | 23 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2014-2015
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Overview
FC Schalke 04
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Stuttgart 0-4 Schalke 04 (6 Dec.)
- Previous game:Hertha Berlin 2-2 Schalke 04 (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Augsburg - Schalke 04 (5 Apr.)
Bayer Leverkusen
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 FC Köln (29 Nov.)
- Previous game:Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 Stuttgart (13 Mar.)
- Next game:Bayer Leverkusen - Hamburger SV (4 Apr.)
Schalke 04
0:1
Bayer Leverkusen
0:1 (0:1)
- 21 March 2015
- 18:30
- Gelsenkirchen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 64 |
| 2 |  Wolfsburg | 53 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 45 |
| 4 |  Mönchengladbach | 44 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 39 |
Week 26 Results
| Friday 20 March 2015 | ||||
 | Hamburger SV | 0-1 | Hertha Berlin |  |
| Saturday 21 March 2015 | ||||
 | Hannover 96 | 2-3 | Borussia Dortmund |  |
 | Stuttgart | 3-1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
 | FC Köln | 1-1 | Werder Bremen |  |
 | SC Freiburg | 2-0 | Augsburg |  |
 | Paderborn | 0-0 | Hoffenheim |  |
| Schalke 04 | 0-1 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Sunday 22 March 2015 | ||||
 | Mainz | 15:30 | Wolfsburg | |
| Bayern Munich | 17:30 | Mönchengladbach | |