Saturday 21 November 2015 21:57, UK
Bayern Munich pulled eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a 3-1 win over Schalke on Saturday.
The German champions took full advantage of Borussia Dortmund's surprise slip up at Hamburg on Friday night to extend their gap at the top.
David Alaba, Javi Martinez and Thomas Muller scored the goals for the record German champions, who have now won 12 games out of 13 in the Bundesliga this season, drawing the other.
Max Meyer scored the consolation for Schalke, who dropped out of the top six after losing in front of their own fans.
Beneficiaries were Bayer Leverkusen, whose 3-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt saw them move back into the top six after ending a run of three consecutive defeats.
Javier Hernandez was on target twice with Hakan Calhangolu netting the third for the Werkself, who face BATE Borisov in a key Champions League fixture on Tuesday.
That win also took them ahead of local rivals Cologne, who were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Mainz, while Wolfsburg were Saturday's biggest winners with a 6-0 triumph over Werder Bremen.
An Alejandro Galvez own goal set the Wolves on their way to victory, with Max Kruse adding a second just before half-time.
Vieirinha, Josuha Guilavogui, Bas Dost and Kruse again completed the rout, giving Roger Schmidt's men a much-needed confidence boost.
One team lacking confidence at the moment are Stuttgart, who were beaten 4-0 by Augsburg in front of their own fans.
Augsburg's second win of the season lifted them off the foot of the table, at least until Hoffenheim travel to Hertha Berlin on Sunday, and was sealed by two goals from Alexander Esswein and strikes from Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker and Ja-Cheol Koo.
Finally, Borussia Monchengladbach extended their unbeaten run to seven games with their first win under the guidance of Andre Schubert since he was made full-time coach.
They defeated Hannover 2-1 with Ibrahima Traore and Raffael scoring the goals for the Foals, who are up to fourth in the Bundesliga, despite losing their first five matches of the season.
