Bundesliga (Week 17) : Bayer beats Hertha BSC 3-1
GERMANY, Jan. 22, 2017 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 17: After a 2-0 victory over Darmstadt 98 on December 21, the Old Lady lost 3-1 against Bayer Leverkusen.
Hakan Çalhanoğlu scored dual goals
Bayer Leverkusen dominated the first half thanks to goals from Toprak ('12) and Çalhanoğlu ('36 on penalty). Leading 2-1 at the break, Bayer Leverkusen players further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Çalhanoğlu with just 2 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Hertha Berlin are down in fifth place with 30 points from 17 games, tie on points with Borussia Dortmund.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of January 22, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 42 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 39 |
| 3 | Hoffenheim | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 30 |
| 5 | Hertha Berlin | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | FC Köln | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | SC Freiburg | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 23 |
| 10 | Schalke 04 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Mainz | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | Wolfsburg | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Mönchengladbach | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 17 |
| 15 | Werder Bremen | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 16 |
| 16 | Hamburger SV | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 13 |
| 17 | FC Ingolstadt | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 12 |
| 18 | Darmstadt 98 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 30 | -19 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Bayer Leverkusen
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 Hertha Berlin (22 Jan.)
- Previous game:FC Köln 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen (21 Dec.)
- Next game:Bayer Leverkusen - Mönchengladbach (28 Jan.)
Hertha Berlin
- Position: 5 -2
- Best performance of the season:Hertha Berlin 3-0 Mönchengladbach (4 Nov.)
- Previous game:Hertha Berlin 2-0 Darmstadt 98 (21 Dec.)
- Next game:SC Freiburg - Hertha Berlin (29 Jan.)
Bayer Leverkusen
3:1
Hertha Berlin
3:1 (2:1)
- 22 January 2017
- 15:30
- Leverkusen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 42 |
| 2 |  RB Leipzig | 39 |
| 3 |  Hoffenheim | 31 |
| 4 |  Borussia Dortmund | 30 |
| 5 | Hertha Berlin | 30 |
Week 17 Results
| Friday 20 January 2017 | ||||
 | SC Freiburg | 1-2 | Bayern Munich | |
| Saturday 21 January 2017 | ||||
 | Darmstadt 98 | 0-0 | Mönchengladbach |  |
 | Augsburg | 0-2 | Hoffenheim | |
 | Wolfsburg | 1-0 | Hamburger SV |  |
 | Schalke 04 | 1-0 | FC Ingolstadt |  |
 | Werder Bremen | 1-2 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| RB Leipzig | 3-0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
| Sunday 22 January 2017 | ||||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3-1 | Hertha Berlin | |
 | Mainz | 17:30 | FC Köln |  |