Bundesliga, Week 16: Borussia Mönchengladbach Fall, Werder Bremen Win After Schalke’s Friday Victory

Schalke 04 just about dealt with Hertha Berlin at the Olympiastadion, coming out 2-1 victors to go level on points with Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga. Berlin were hardly pushovers, as the hosts controlled much of the possession and threatened to draw level for most of the second half, although Schalke threatened to kill things off whenever they were able to counterattack.

Schalke had their lead and after the break were mostly content to hold it, defending well and ceding possession to Berlin, who frustrated themselves time after time against their guests’ massed ranks. The end would have been a little less nervy if Schalke had been a little more surgical with their shooting, but in the end that wasn’t to matter - they emerged with the win and all three points.