Augsburg

Borussia Dortmund capitulated late on at Cologne while Bayern Munich ground out a win at Hannover to tighten their grip on pole position.

Caiuby da Silva A stunning late volley from Caiuby maintained resurgent Augsburg's fine Bundesliga form as beaten Schalke missed the chance to go fourth.

Bundesliga side Stuttgart came through a scare against Eintracht Braunschweig to join Borussia Dortmund in the last eight of the DFB-Pokal.

Pierre Aubameyang Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrik Mkhitaryan both scored to send Borussia Dortmund through to the last eight of the DFB Pokal.

Mats Hummels Thomas Tuchel has voiced his delight with Mats Hummels' return to form ahead of Borussia Dortmund's DFB-Pokal clash with Augsburg.

David Alaba and Douglas Costa were on the scoresheet as Bayern increased their lead at the top of the Bundesliga by beating Stuttgart 3-1.

Battling Augsburg edged closer to Bundesliga survival, but were frustrated to be held by Cologne, who had captain Matthias Lehmann sent off.

A fourth consecutive Bundesliga title will is at least another week away for Bayern Munich in spite of their 2-0 defeat of Hertha Berlin.

Jürgen Klopp Liverpool was wasteful in front of goal, but the still deserved the progress in the Europa League according to manager Jurgen Klopp.