Bayern Munich will head into the holidays in first after a win on Friday. Schalke and Borussia Dortmund won to keep pace, while Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen fell.
Schalke 04 Vs. Werder Bremen, 2011 Bundesliga: Königsblauen Go Third With Dominant 5-0 Win
Saturday did not feature Tim Weise’s finest hour. Along with his defense, the Werder Bremen keeper had a shocker, while Raul and Schalke 04 were very good in a 5-0 shellacking. While Die Königsblauen played well everywhere on the pitch and their finishing was excellent, this was hardly a dominant performance that should have resulted in a five-goal win. Weise and the Werder defense were unbelievably poor, and didn’t look like they were up for a battle for fourth place.
It took just 16 minutes for Raul to give Schalke the lead, and just another four minutes for him to double it. In both instances, Weise should have done much better. The first goal was a short-range finish after Klass-Jan Huntelaar hit the post with a shot following a corner kick and the second wasn’t much different, with Wiese getting caught out of position on another close-range goal, again assisted by Huntelaar.
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