Bundesliga (Week 25) : Schalke 04 beats FC Köln 3-1
GERMANY, Mar. 5, 2016 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 25: Two wins in a row for Schalke 04. After their 3-2 win against Hamburger SV on March 2, the Royal Blues continued their sensational form in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 victory over FC Köln this Saturday.
Schalke 04 dominated the first half thanks to goals from Huntelaar ('2 on penalty) and Meyer ('23). Leading 2-1 at the break, the Royal Blues further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Di Santo Franco in the 76th minute.
FC Schalke 04 climbed to fourth place with 41 points from 25 games, only one point behind Hertha Berlin, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of March 5, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 13 | 46 | 62 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 34 | 57 |
| 3 | Hertha Berlin | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 42 |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 41 |
| 5 | Mönchengladbach | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | Mainz | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 39 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 37 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Ingolstadt | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 31 |
| 11 | FC Köln | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 30 |
| 12 | Hamburger SV | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 28 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 48 | -13 | 27 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Darmstadt 98 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 25 |
| 16 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 40 | -12 | 24 |
| 17 | Hoffenheim | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 21 |
| 18 | Hannover 96 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 46 | -24 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
1. FC Köln
- Position: 11 -1
- Best performance of the season:Schalke 04 0-3 FC Köln (4 Oct.)
- Previous game:FC Ingolstadt 1-1 FC Köln (1 Mar.)
- Next game:Hannover 96 - FC Köln (12 Mar.)
FC Schalke 04
- Position: 4 +2
- Best performance of the season:Schalke 04 3-0 Wolfsburg (6 Feb.)
- Previous game:Schalke 04 3-2 Hamburger SV (2 Mar.)
- Next game:Hertha Berlin - Schalke 04 (11 Mar.)
FC Köln
1:3
Schalke 04
1:3 (1:2)
- 5 March 2016
- 15:30
- Cologne
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 62 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 57 |
| 3 |  Hertha Berlin | 42 |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 41 |
| 5 |  Mönchengladbach | 39 |
Week 25 Results
| Saturday 5 March 2016 | ||||
 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1-1 | FC Ingolstadt |  |
 | Wolfsburg | 2-1 | Mönchengladbach | |
 | Stuttgart | 5-1 | Hoffenheim |  |
| FC Köln | 1-3 | Schalke 04 | |
 | Augsburg | 3-3 | Bayer Leverkusen |  |
 | Werder Bremen | 4-1 | Hannover 96 |  |
| Borussia Dortmund | 18:30 | Bayern Munich | |
| Sunday 6 March 2016 | ||||
 | Mainz | 15:30 | Darmstadt 98 |  |
 | Hamburger SV | 17:30 | Hertha Berlin | |