WOLVES GOING WOUT FOR WIN
WOUT WEGHORST grabbed an 82nd-minute winner as Wolfsburg boosted their hopes of a Europa League slot with a 1-0 win at Werder Bremen.
The Dutch striker headed home to complete a counter-attack sparked by Kevin Mbabu, leaving the home side second from bottom of the Bundesliga and closer to relegation.
Wolfsburg keeper Koen Casteels saved well from Yuya Osako midway through the first half.
Xaver Schlager hit the woodwork for the away side before Weghorst’s goal left Bremen in desperate need of points when they travel to bottom club Paderborn on Saturday.
Bremen skipper Niklas Moisander said: “The last two defeats at home have been very disappointing.
We have to win next week. We’re going to give it all to the end.”
Philipp Max struck late on to grab a precious point for struggling Augsburg in a dramatic finish to their home clash with Cologne.
Anthony Modeste looked to have given the away side a first win in six Bundesliga games when he broke the deadlock moments after coming on as a sub in the 85th minute.
But three minutes later
Max scored his eighth and potentially most important goal of the season when he volleyed home a Raphael Framberger cross to secure a 1-1 draw and nudge his side four points clear of the bottom three.
Everton loanee Jonjoe Kenny fired a 25th-minute equaliser as mid-table Schalke, without a win in 12 league games, claimed a 1-1 draw at Union Berlin.
Robert Andrich gave the home side an 11th-minute lead but Kenny let fly to beat Berlin keeper Rafal Gikiewicz for his second league goal of the season.
Schalke boss David Wagner said: “The team reacted well after going behind due to an individual error.”
Augsburg 1, Cologne 1; Union Berlin 1, Schalke 1; Werder Bremen 0, Wolfsburg 1.
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