Bundesliga (Week 17) : Bayern Munich defeats Hannover 1-0
GERMANY, Dec. 19, 2015 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 17: Two wins in a row for Bayern Munich. After their 2-0 win against FC Ingolstadt on December 12, the Bavarians continued their sensational form in the Bundesliga with a 1-0 victory over Hannover 96 this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Bayern Munich midfielder Thomas Müller goal on penalty in the 40th minute.
Bayern Munich remains in first place with 46 points from 17 games, a 8-point lead over runner-up Borussia Dortmund.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of December 19, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 38 | 46 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 38 |
| 3 | Hertha Berlin | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | Mönchengladbach | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Mainz | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | FC Köln | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 24 |
| 10 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | FC Ingolstadt | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 20 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Werder Bremen | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 15 |
| 16 | Hannover 96 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 14 |
| 17 | Hoffenheim | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | Stuttgart | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 12 |
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Overview
Hannover 96
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:Hannover 96 4-0 FC Ingolstadt (28 Nov.)
- Previous game:Hoffenheim 1-0 Hannover 96 (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Hannover 96 - Darmstadt 98 (23 Jan.)
Bayern Munich
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Bayern Munich 5-0 Hamburger SV (14 Aug.)
- Previous game:Bayern Munich 2-0 FC Ingolstadt (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Hamburger SV - Bayern Munich (22 Jan.)
Hannover 96
0:1
Bayern Munich
0:1 (0:1)
- 19 December 2015
- 15:30
- Hanover
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 46 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 38 |
| 3 |  Hertha Berlin | 29 |
| 4 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 27 |
| 5 |  Schalke 04 | 27 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 18 December 2015 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 1-0 | Hoffenheim |  |
| Saturday 19 December 2015 | ||||
 | FC Ingolstadt | 0-1 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
 | Hamburger SV | 0-1 | Augsburg |  |
 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2-1 | Werder Bremen |  |
| Hannover 96 | 0-1 | Bayern Munich | |
 | FC Köln | 2-1 | Borussia Dortmund | |
 | Stuttgart | 18:30 | Wolfsburg |  |
| Sunday 20 December 2015 | ||||
| Hertha Berlin | 15:30 | Mainz |  |
 | Mönchengladbach | 17:30 | Darmstadt 98 |  |