Leverkusen up to third

Bayer Leverkusen moves up to third after battling to a 2- 0 victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach.

After an uneventful first half- hour, Lucas Alario put Leverkusen ahead in the 39th minute. Kevin Volland headed Leon Bailey’s cross into the path of Alario, and the Argentinian swept the ball past goalkeeper Yann Sommer.

Josip Drmic missed a golden opportunity as Gladbach rallied late in the game, but Julian Brandt put the game beyond reach in stoppage time.

Defeat sees Gladbach slip behind Augsburg in the table, after Michael Gregoritsch fired them to a 3- 1 away win over Hanover 96.

Gregoritsch fired Augsburg in front on 26 minutes, heading in a deep cross from Caiuby at the far post.

Salif Sane levelled the scores with a brilliant volley 10 minutes later, but Gojko Kacar headed Augsburg back in front on the stroke of half- time.

In the 83rd minute, an Augsburg counter- attack saw Gregoritsch secure victory for the away side.

Freiburg held Hertha Berlin to a 0- 0 draw, while Bruno Labbadia is still without a win as Wolfsburg coach after watching his side loses 3- 0 to Hoffenheim.

Nico Schulz gave Hoffenheim the lead on 19 minutes, sliding home a loose ball at the end of a smart passing move.

The home side continued to dominate and was rewarded with two goals in quick succession 10 minutes from time.

A well- angled strike from Serge Gnabry made it 2- 0 on 77 minutes, before a calamitous Joshua Guilavogui own- goal secured victory.

Borussia Dortmund host Eintracht Frankfurt in the standout game on Sunday.