Bundesliga (Week 29) : Bayer beats Hannover 4-0
GERMANY, Apr. 18, 2015 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 29: 7 wins in a row for Bayer Leverkusen. After their success against SC Freiburg, Paderborn, Stuttgart, Schalke 04, Hamburger SV and Mainz, Bayer Leverkusen continued their sensational form in the Bundesliga with a 4-0 victory over Hannover 96 this Saturday.
Bayer Leverkusen dominated the first half thanks to goals from Toprak ('20) and Brandt ('40). Leading 2-0 at the break, Bayer Leverkusen players further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Papadopoulos '49 and Kießling '70).
Bayer Leverkusen climbed to third place with 54 points from 29 games, 6 points behind VfL Wolfsburg, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of April 18, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 29 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 13 | 63 | 73 |
| 2 | Wolfsburg | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 30 | 32 | 60 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 31 | 25 | 54 |
| 4 | Mönchengladbach | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 54 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 41 |
| 6 | Augsburg | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 39 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 37 |
| 8 | Borussia Dortmund | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 36 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 36 |
| 10 | Werder Bremen | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 57 | -14 | 35 |
| 11 | Mainz | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 34 |
| 12 | FC Köln | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 34 |
| 13 | Hertha Berlin | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 34 |
| 14 | SC Freiburg | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 29 |
| 15 | Hannover 96 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 49 | -17 | 29 |
| 16 | Paderborn | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 56 | -31 | 27 |
| 17 | Stuttgart | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 51 | -20 | 26 |
| 18 | Hamburger SV | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 43 | -27 | 25 |
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:Mainz 2-3 Bayer Leverkusen (11 Apr.)
- Next game:FC Köln - Bayer Leverkusen (25 Apr.)
Hannover 96
- Position: 15
- Best performance of the season:Hannover 96 2-0 Augsburg (16 Dec.)
- Previous game:Hannover 96 1-1 Hertha Berlin (10 Apr.)
- Next game:Hannover 96 - Hoffenheim (25 Apr.)
- 18 April 2015
- 15:30
- Leverkusen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 73 |
| 2 |  Wolfsburg | 60 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 54 |
| 4 |  Mönchengladbach | 54 |
| 5 |  Schalke 04 | 41 |
Week 29 Results
| Friday 17 April 2015 | ||||
 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0-0 | Mönchengladbach | |
| Saturday 18 April 2015 | ||||
 | Hertha Berlin | 0-0 | FC Köln |  |
 | SC Freiburg | 2-3 | Mainz |  |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 4-0 | Hannover 96 | |
 | Hoffenheim | 0-2 | Bayern Munich | |
 | Borussia Dortmund | 3-0 | Paderborn |  |
 | Augsburg | 18:30 | Stuttgart |  |
| Sunday 19 April 2015 | ||||
 | Werder Bremen | 15:30 | Hamburger SV |  |
| Wolfsburg | 17:30 | Schalke 04 | |