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Bundesliga round-up: Wolfsburg lose ground on Bayern Munich with draw

Kevin de Bruyne's equaliser salvaged a point for Wolfsburg
Image: Kevin de Bruyne's equaliser salvaged a point for Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg lost ground on Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Schalke on Sunday.

Kevin De Bruyne equalised for the Wolves with 12 minutes left after Leroy Sane had given Schalke the lead shortly after half-time.

The draw leaves the hosts 12 points behind Bayern, who can wrap up their third-straight title by bettering Wolfsburg's result next weekend, while Schalke edged back up to fifth, four points ahead of Werder Bremen in the race for a spot in the Europa League next season.

Bruno Labbadia's first game in his second spell as Hamburg coach ended in a 1-0 defeat as they went down to a late Franco Di Santo penalty in the northern Germany derby at Werder Bremen.

Di Santo struck in the last five minutes of a tense and combative derby after Valon Behrami was sent off after hauling down Zlatko Junuzovic to concede the spot-kick.

Defeat leaves bottom side Hamburg four points below 15th-placed Hannover who occupy the final position of definite safety, while Bremen's first win in five games moves them up to seventh.

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