Wolfsburg moved a big step closer to the Bundesliga title this afternoon with a thumping win at Hannover while Bayern Munich were held to a 2-2 draw at Hoffenheim.

Hoffenheim’s dream first season in the Bundesliga continues to get better as they moved three points clear at the top with a 3-1 win at Cologne this afternoon.

Hoffenheim’s fairytale start to their debut season in the Bundesliga came to an end as they were went down 5-2 at Bayer Leverkusen today.

Werder Bremen clinched second place in the Bundesliga with a 1-0 win at the BayArena which ended Bayer Leverkusen’s European dreams.

Poland coach Leo Beenhakker has named uncapped striker Dawid Janczyk in a provisional 31-man squad for Euro 2008.

Bayer Leverkusen leapfrogged Hamburg to climb to third in the German Bundesliga standings courtesy of a 3-2 win at relegation-threatened Energie Cottbus.

Werder Bremen took full advantage of Bayern Munich’s inactivity to beat Hamburg 2-1, knocking their rivals off the top of the Bundesliga for the first time this season.

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Bayern Munich continue to set the pace at the top of the Bundesliga despite their second consecutive draw, this time 1-1 at home against Schalke.

Bochum, Arminia Bielefeld and Eintracht Frankfurt all suffered defeats and missed the chance to go top of the German Bundesliga.

SEVILLA may have started their Primera Liga campaign with a convincing win, but the health of stricken Spanish international wing-back Antonio Puerta is the only thing the Andalucian club are concerned about at present.

Luca Toni, Miroslav Klose and Franck Ribery shone on their Bayern Munich debuts as the German giants won decisively against Hansa Rostock on the first Saturday of the 2007-08 Bundesliga.

REAL MADRID beat Sevilla 3-2 in a topsy-turvy match at the Santiago Bernabeu to go second in La Liga.

Werder Bremen can close the gap at the top of the Bundesliga to a point tomorrow after Schalke again dropped points, held to a 1-1 draw by Hannover.

REAL Madrid coach Fabio Capello praised David Beckham after the former England captain marked his return with a goal in a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad.

With the top three scheduled to play tomorrow and Bayern Munich losing a day earlier, Hertha Berlin made the most of their opportunity and closed the gap to just one point between themselves and the fourth-placed champions.

ROBERTO MANCINI etched his name into Inter Milan’s history books yesterday with a record-breaking ninth successive league victory, beating Messina 2-0.

England midfielder Owen Hargreaves may not be back in action as soon as expected after complications with his broken leg.

RONALDINHO scored a sensational overhead kick as Barcelona thrashed Villarreal 4-0 at the Nou Camp to stay at the top of La Liga.

BARCELONA’S Cameroonian international Samuel Eto’o was targeted by racist taunts after scoring at Racing Santander in the Primera Liga last night.

Bayern Munich took a major step towards the Bundesliga title today without kicking a ball.

Werder Bremen opened the door for Hamburg to re-enter the Bundesliga title race by beating leaders Bayern Munich 3-0 on Saturday.

Bayern Munich maintained their seemingly relentless charge towards the Bundesliga title with a 2-1 away win at Borussia Dortmund.

Bayern Munich’s title charge hit a hurdle when they were held to a goalless draw by Stuttgart.

Roy Keane’s unexpected departure from Manchester United will not pave the way for Michael Ballack to leave Germany and move to Old Trafford, according to Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness.

Bayern Munich opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga thanks to a 3-1 home win over high-flying rivals Werder Bremen.

Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga today with a 4-0 thrashing of Duisburg.

Bayern Munich slipped from the top of the table after a last-gasp penalty from Schalke’s Soren Larsen held the defending champions to a 1-1 draw.

Bayern Munich’s 15-match winning streak in the Bundesliga came to an end today as they went down 2-0 at Hamburg, who themselves are unbeaten in 17 matches in all competitions this season.

Champions Bayern Munich continue to set the pace at the top of the Bundesliga with a 1-0 win at home to Hannover giving them a maximum 15 points from five matches.

GHANA midfielder Michael Essien is poised to join Chelsea from Olympique Lyon, a source close to the French champions said last night.

FRANCE’S hopes of making the 2006 World Cup finals received a further boost yesterday when defender Lilian Thuram confirmed he would make his international comeback.

Schalke clinched a place in next season’s Champions League while Werder Bremen made the qualifiers as the Bundesliga season came to an end.

Bayern Munich and Schalke set up next week’s top-of-the-table Bundesliga clash nicely with victories that pulled them clear of the chasing pack today.

CHELSEA defender Robert Huth has been included in Germany’s squad for the 2006 World Cup hosts’ December tour of south-east Asia.

Wolfsburg returned to the top of the Bundesliga with a 3-0 win over Bochum although their stay at the top could be short-lived.

VALENCIA suffered a 2-1 defeat at home to nine-man Sevilla last night to leave Barcelona five points clear at the top of the Primera Liga table.

Unbeaten Stuttgart moved to the top of the Bundesliga with a 2-0 victory over Hamburg.

CELTIC have been warned the value of Marek Heinz has doubled following his success with the Czech Republic at Euro 2004.

A 2-0 victory for Real Sociedad away to Malaga put them back on top of the Primera Liga last night after Real Madrid had briefly reclaimed the top spot on Saturday night.

MAN United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Liverpool defender John Arne Riise are both out of Norway’s clash with the Republic of Ireland at Lansdowne Road tomorrow night.

Borussia Dortmund may have virtually surrendered their Bundesliga title to Bayern Munich, but they made sure Ottmar Hitzfeld’s men suffered their second successive defeat with a 1-0 win with Marcio Amoroso’s penalty in the 61st minute.