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Bundesliga round-up: ​Schalke frustrated in goalless draw with Augsburg

Roberto Di Matteo led his Schalke side against his former club Chelsea
Image: Roberto Di Matteo: Schalke boss disappointed with draw

Schalke's hopes of a top-four finish receded further after a goalless draw at Augsburg left them without a victory for a third straight league game.

The Gelsenkirchen club remain in fifth place on 40 points, eight behind Bayer Leverkusen in fourth and one ahead of Augsburg, with seven matches of the season remaining.

"Our position now is obviously not easy," Schalke coach Roberto Di Matteo told reporters. "We are disappointed not to have won. We must now try to get as many points as possible. We have to beat Freiburg next week to stay in the running."

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar had Schalke's best chance eight minutes after the break when Tranquillo Barnetta won the ball and fed the Dutch striker, whose shot was parried by keeper Marwin Hitz.

"We threw everything we had into it, but we lacked that little bit of luck up front," Augsburg midfielder Tobias Werner said. "Still, we can't complain after drawing with Schalke."

Big step

Nico Schulz of Hertha Berlin in action during the Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen
Image: Nico Schulz: Scored a fine volley to help Hertha Berlin to victory

Hertha Berlin took a big step towards staying up thanks to a 2-0 win over relegation rivals Paderborn, with Valentin Stocker opening the scoring.

Nico Schulz added a second goal with a fine volley two minutes from time, as the Berliners, unbeaten in their last five matches, moved up to 11th on 32 points with the East Westphalian club anchored second from bottom in 17th place on 24.

"It wasn't a pretty game for long periods but we remained patient. The goal chances came and we took them," Hertha general manager Michael Preetz said.

Leaders Bayern Munich are 10 points clear after beating Borussia Dortmund 1-0 on Saturday with Robert Lewandowski scoring against his former club.

Second-placed Wolfsburg, on 57 points, beat Stuttgart 3-1 after defender Ricardo Rodriguez scored twice, with Borussia Moenchengladbach a further seven behind in third after crushing Hoffenheim 4-1.

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