Leon Goretzka scored once in each half to help Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich to a 3-2 victory over visiting VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday and open up a seven-point advantage over champions Bayer Leverkusen in the standings.

MUNICH, Germany — Florian Wirtz scored twice as Bundesliga champion Bayer Leverkusen beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1 on Saturday to stay four points behind leader Bayern Munich.

Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz scored twice and set up another goal as he steered the German champions to a comfortable 3-1 victory over visiting Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday to stay four points behind leaders Bayern Munich.

After Bayern Munich’s 3-2 win against Wolfsburg, Bayer Leverkusen comprehensively beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 on Saturday evening. The first 45 was all Leverkusen, apart from an early

FreiburgFrankfurt’s Mario Götze produced the first notable moment of the clash, testing Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu with a well-struck half-volley from the right side

Bayern Munich take all three points with a 3–2 win against Wolfsburg on matchday 18 of the Bundesliga. The Rekordmeister got off to a great start as they looked very threatening and fired several shots towards Grabara until he was finally beaten with a long-range effort from Goretzka in the 20th minute.

The German Bundesliga returns after the winter break with Borussia Dortmund at home to defending champions Bayer Leverkusen on Friday. Nuri Sahin's men host Xabi Alonso's side at Signal Iduna Park with BVB having won just one of their last five games pre-Christmas.

The two standout German teams from last season are on opposite trajectories as the pressure mounts in the Bundesliga and Champions League.

Borussia Mönchengladbach have been boosted by the returns of Tim Kleindienst and Nathan Ngoumou ahead of their trip to Leverkusen on Saturday. Ngoumou, who has been absent from Gladbach's last four games due to a muscle problem, was declared fit for the game by Gladbach coach Gerardo Seoane at a press conference on Thursday.

GoalkeeperKamil Grabara, WolfsburgGrabara conceded three goals against Bayern, but still had a good game, making seven saves in total. DefendersRobin Koch, Eintracht FrankfurtPlayed a key role in

Union Berlin put an end to their run of 10 winless Bundesliga matches with a 2-1 home victory against Mainz on Sunday. Their previous win was a 2-0 at promoted Holstein Kiel on october 20, 2024. Their negative series included seven defeats.