- Borussia Dortmund remain in the Bundesliga relegation play-off spot
- Defender Naldo salvaged a late draw for Wolfsburg on Wednesday night
- Borussia Monchengladbach beat Werder Bremen 4-1 to move to third
- Steffan Kiessling gave Bayer Leverkusen a 1-0 win against HoffenheimÂ
Borussia
Dortmund remain in the Bundesliga relegation play-off spot after twice
letting a one-goal lead slip in their 2-2 draw with second-placed
Wolfsburg.
Jurgen
Klopp's men have suffered a dramatic fall from grace this season but
would have been hoping to give their fans something to cheer in their
final home match of the year.
Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang gave them an ideal start with his eighth-minute opener but
Kevin De Bruyne levelled matters just before the half hour.
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Kevin De Bruyne (centre) is congratulated after scoring Wolfsburg's first equaliser of the night
Ciro
Immobile once again put Dortmund ahead in the 76th minute but Ronaldo
Naldo ensured Dortmund remain third bottom with his strike five minutes
from time.
The result
is a setback for Wolfsburg too as they are now 11 points behind
pacesetters Bayern Munich, while they are only four ahead of Borussia
Monchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen, both of whom won on Wednesday
night.
Gladbach moved up to third on goal difference after a 4-1 victory over 10-man Werder Bremen.
Ciro Immobile (left) celebrates after putting Dortmund into a 2-1 lead at home to Wolfsburg
Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp appears dejected after the final whistle after seeing his side concede late on
Max Kruse
scored the opener from the penalty spot just after the half hour and
although Oscar Wendt doubled their lead after 38 minutes, Zlatko
Junuzovic pulled one back just after half-time.
Christoph
Kramer re-established the home side's two-goal lead shortly before Luca
Caldirola's 66th-minute red card, while Branimir Hrgota sealed an
emphatic win two minutes from time.
Stefan
Kiessling's 79th-minute effort was the difference as Bayer Leverkusen
beat Hoffenheim 1-0 - although they slipped to fourth after Gladbach's
crushing win.
Borussia Monchengladbach duo Branimir Hrgota (left) and Thorgan Hazard celebrate during their 4-1 win
Bayer Leverkusen forward Steffan Kiessling is left on the ground after scoring the winner against Hoffenheim
In what
proved to be the clash of the night, Hertha Berlin blew a 3-0 and 4-2
lead as they were forced to settle for a 4-4 draw at plucky Eintracht
Frankfurt.
Goals inside
the first 37 minutes from John Brooks, Anis Ben Hatira and Julian
Schieber appeared to put Hertha on course for all three points but
Stefan Aigner pulled one back just before half-time.
Haris
Seferovic narrowed the deficit to one goal and although Peter Niemeyer
put Hertha ahead with 10 minutes remaining, Alexander Meier struck twice
in added-on time to rescue a thrilling point for Eintracht.
Goals either
side of half-time from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Roman Neustadter
helped Schalke hit back to win 2-1 at Paderborn, who had taken the lead
through Kaan Ayhan's own goal.
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