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Werder Bremen v Schalke 04. Click here to bet. Schalke coach Felix Magath is hopeful his side can prove on Saturday there is a way to beat Werder Bremen when the two sides meet in the Bundesliga.

STRIKER Kevin Kuranyi scored and set up another as Schalke 04 ended Werder Bremen's 23-match unbeaten run with a 2-0 win on Saturday to move into second place in the German Bundesliga.

Werder Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf, 48, has signed a two-year contract extension tying him to the club until 2012.

Top Bundesliga teams shortened their margin with leader Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday as Werder Bremen lost 2-0 to Schalke and record champion Bayern Munich defeated Bochum 5-1. Hamburg humiliated new boys Nurnberg 4-0 and Gladbach defeated Hannover 5-3. Hoffenheim drew Frankfurt and Freiburg leveled with Cologne.

FC Bayern Munchen won 5-1 away to VfL Bochum 1848 on Saturday to put the seal on a memorable week and move up to third in the Bundesliga ahead of Werder Bremen after they were beaten at home by second-placed FC Schalke 04.

Bayern Munich is done celebrating its Champions League exploits in Turin and now will get back to the everyday business of the Bundesliga with a trip to Bochum.

Bundesliga leader Bayer Leverkusen conceded Gustavo Ramos' second goal in injury time in a 2-2 draw with 10-man, last-placed Hertha Berlin on Friday.

Unbeaten Leverkusen are three points clear at the top of the table, but second-placed Bremen need to beat Schalke, who are third, to keep the pressure on the league leaders.

Cologne coach Zvonimir Soldo believes his side can be the one to end Werder Bremen's run of 22 games unbeaten.

Werder Bremen has not lost since the first week of the Bundesliga season back on Aug.

BERLIN: Werder Bremen squandered the chance to close the gap behind Bundesliga leaders Leverkusen yesterday when they were held to a goalless draw by relegation-candidates Cologne.

Werder Bremen booked their place in the last 32 of the Europa League and extended their unbeaten streak to 22 games with an emphatic home triumph over Nacional.

Cologne's Youssef Mohamad, left, appears to get more head than ball as he challenges Bremen's Hugo Almeida on Sunday.

PSV Eindhoven and Sporting Lisbon also progressed to the last 32 while UEFA Cup holders Shakhtar Donetsk and Turkish side Galatasaray - both already qualified - secured top spots in their groups.

Bundesliga leaders Leverkusen dropped yet another point on Saturday when they were held to a goalless drew at Hanover 96, but remain four points clear as Bayern Munich continued their rise up the table.

German powerhouse Werder Bremen humiliated Portuguese Nacional Funchal 4-1 at Weser stadium on Thursday at the European League group-stage. Werder Bremen's Torsten Frings and Nacional's Luis Alberto head a ball during their Europa League soccer match in Bremen Dec.

Bayern Munich beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 to climb to third in the Bundesliga, three points off the top.

Europa League Specials. Click here to bet. Click here for Thursday night's scores and scorers Click here for match summaries Click here for full match reports Click here for updated standings Werder Bremen booked their place in the last 32 of the Europa League and extended their unbeaten streak to 22 games with an emphatic 4-1 home triumph over ...

An injury-time strike by Jonathan Reis sent PSV Eindhoven into the Europa League knockout rounds with a 1-0 home win over Sparta Prague on Thursday.

Nacional's players could struggle to focus their minds on Thursday night's Europa League tie against Werder Bremen as coach Manuel Machado is currently on a life-support machine in Funchal.