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Eintracht Braunschweig Eintracht Braunschweig could move off the bottom of the Bundesliga if they continue their recent resurgence against Hannover on Sunday.

Stuttgart Stuttgart climbed off the bottom of the Bundesliga table with a 1-0 win at Hamburg, while champions Bayern Munich beat Freiburg.

Arjen Robben Bayern Munich returned to the Bundesliga summit at least for now thanks largely to Robert Lewandowski's two goals in a 3-1 win at Mainz.

Horst Heldt Christian Heidel will take over from Horst Heldt as Schalke's sporting director in time for the start of next season.

The Bundesliga's top three, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen all kept the pace by winning on Saturday.

Thomas Tuchel Mainz sporting director Christian Heidel has turned down the resignation of coach Thomas Tuchel.

Borussia Dortmund Shinji Kagawa netted on his Borussia Dortmund return in a 3-1 win over Freiburg at Signal Iduna Park in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Christian Clemens Borussia Monchengladbach's Champions League qualification hopes were dented as Christian Clemens' goal earned Mainz a 1-0 Bundesliga win.

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt is set to punish under-performers by ringing the changes ahead of Saturday's trip to Bundesliga surprise package Augsburg.

David Alaba and Douglas Costa were on the scoresheet as Bayern increased their lead at the top of the Bundesliga by beating Stuttgart 3-1.