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Schalke loses further ground to Bayern
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 27 - 01 - 2013

BERLIN — Schalke lost further ground to leader Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga race after being held to a 0-0 draw at relegation-threatened Augsburg Saturday.
Mainz took full advantage with a 3-0 win at bottom side Greuther Fuerth to move fifth, one point above Schalke, whose coach Jens Keller is coming under increasing pressure.
Elsewhere, Borussia Moenchengladbach stretched its unbeaten run to nine games across all competitions with a 2-1 at home over local rival Fortuna Duesseldorf.
Hannover beat Wolfsburg 2-1 in another local derby, despite playing most of the game with 10 men after Sebastien Pocognoli was set off on his Bundesliga debut.
Eintracht Frankfurt won at home 2-1 over troubled Hoffenheim, which slipped into the relegation zone.
On Friday, Champions Borussia Dortmund eased past Nuremberg 3-0 with two goals from Jakub Blaszczykowski to move into second place in the Bundesliga with their third straight league win.
The Poland midfielder converted a spot kick in the 18th minute and drilled in his eighth goal of the season three minutes later.
Fellow countryman Robert Lewandowski fired in another in the 88th to lift Dortmund to 36 points, ahead on goal difference from Bayer Leverkusen, who take on Freiburg on Saturday.
Bayern Munich, on 45, travels to VfB Stuttgart Sunday. Nuremberg is 15th.
Dortmund keeper Roman Weidenfeller's stunning double save from a Tomas Pekhart point-blank header and Markus Feulner's rebound shot in the 16th minute denied the visitors an early lead.
Lyon scores win
In Paris, Lyon fended off swirling transfer rumors to open up a provisional three-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 with a convincing 2-0 win at Valenciennes Friday.
Gueida Fofana scored his first goal in the French top flight before Bafetimbi Gomis netted his 12th of the season to return Remi Garde's side to the top of the table.
Schalke target Michel Bastos was omitted from Lyon's squad, while Lisandro Lopez — rumored to be on his way to Juventus — was a late withdrawal reportedly due to illness. — Agencies


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