Hannover 96

Hamburger SV Hamburg will move out of the Bundesliga's relegation positions with a win against northern rivals Werder Bremen on Saturday.

Pierre Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund kept up their chase of Bayern Munich as Henrikh Mkhitaryan struck to sink the Bundesliga's bottom club, Hannover, 1-0.

Ingolstadt assumed a top-five Bundesliga spot after beating Eintracht Frankfurt, while Borussia Monchengladbach saw off Wolfsburg 2-0.

Hoping to maintain their season's momentum are Wolfsburg, who are on the verge of their second UEFA Champions League campaign.

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich travel to Mainz on Friday in the last round before the winter break in Germany.

Jens Keller Schalke head coach Jens Keller praised his team for an 'almost perfect' first half in their 2-0 win over Hannover on Sunday.

Giovanni Trapattoni Hannover chairman Martin Kind has revealed that he turned down an application from Giovanni Trapattoni for the club's recent managerial vacancy.

Bayern Munich put in an impressive performance to reach the DFB-Pokal round of 16 at the expense of holders Wolfsburg.

Bayern Munich beat Hannover 4-0 to go 47 Bundesliga games unbeaten on Sunday, while Eintracht Frankfurt drew 0-0 with Werder Bremen.

Hamburger SV As Ivica Olic prepares to line up against Wolfsburg for the first time since joining Hamburg, the Croatian says his team-mates need to start producing results.