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Borussia Dortmund Augsburg ended Bundesliga winners Bayern Munich's remarkable 53-match unbeaten league run with a 1-0 win to boost their European ambitions.

Pierre Aubameyang Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Robert Lewandowski are set to create a sub-plot to the Bundesliga title race as they battle to be top scorer.

Ja-Cheol Koo Koo Ja-Cheol is excited by the challenge ahead of him at Mainz and cannot wait to make his debut for the Bundesliga side.

Mainz 05 ​Bayern Munich are a win away from entering the Bundesliga's mid-season break with a record points total as they head to Mainz on Friday.

Bayern Munich's lead at the top was cut to five points as they lost to Borussia Monchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund won at Wolfsburg

Bayern Munich hammered 10-man Paderborn 6-0 in the Bundesliga, while Bayer Leverkusen were denied by a stoppage-time equaliser from Augsburg goalkeeper Marwin Hitz.

Jürgen Klopp Harald Strutz has labelled Liverpool as the best place for Mainz's former head coach Jurgen Klopp to be.

Borussia Dortmund Schalke will look to end the resurgence of fierce rivals Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in the hotly anticipated Ruhr derby at Signal Iduna Park.

Hamburger SV Pierre-Michel Lasogga and Johan Djourou are set to give Hamburg a welcome boost ahead of their must-win match against Mainz.

Bayer Leverkusen's Andre Ramalho will spend the remainder of the season on loan at Mainz, bolstering their squad ahead of the Europa League.