Hannover 96

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich travel to Mainz on Friday in the last round before the winter break in Germany.

Stuttgart Stuttgart climbed off the bottom of the Bundesliga table with a 1-0 win at Hamburg, while champions Bayern Munich beat Freiburg.

Schalke 04 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar moved past a century of Schalke goals with a hat-trick in Saturday's 4-1 Bundesliga win over Mainz at the Veltins Arena.

Borussia Dortmund ​Borussia Dortmund will aim to lift the gloom at Signal-Iduna-Park when they face Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Friday.

Borussia Dortmund ​Julian Schieber got one over on his former club as Borussia Dortmund's Bundesliga woes continued with a 1-0 loss at Hertha Berlin.

An enthralling second half between Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart produced seven goals and a dramatic turnaround from Roger Schmidt's men.

Borussia Dortmund's route back to Bundesliga contention begins against Borussia Monchengladbach, but Bayern Munich again look unbeatable.

Freiburg and Paderborn were ultimately the unlucky pair to suffer relegation from the Bundesliga in a dramatic final day.

Leon Andreasen Bundesliga strugglers Hannover and Stuttgart claimed important victories, although the former benefited from a hugely controversial winner.