Bayer Leverkusen came from behind to beat St Pauli and close the gap on leaders Borussia Dortmund at the top of the Bundesliga.
Bayer & Basement side Moenchengladbach win
Bayer Leverkusen came from behind to beat St Pauli and close the gap on leaders Borussia Dortmund at the top of the Bundesliga.
Bayer found themselves behind against second-from bottom
St Pauli as Charles Takyi fired them ahead on the hour.
But Stefan Kiessling levelled just minutes-later before Lars Bender fired home the winner with 13-minutes left.
With Dortmund held to a draw on Saturday, Bayer are now just five points adrift.
Bottom of the table
Borussia Monchengladbach gave their survival hopes a real boost as they defeated
Cologne 5-1.
The Foals are now just two points off third from bottom Wolfsburg, and a further two adrift of total safety after their success at Borussia Park.
They went ahead on the half-hour when Venezuelan Juan Arango pounced, and then Marco Reus took charge as he grabbed two before the interval.
Milivoje Novakovic gave Cologne some hope with his goal on 50-minutes, but Borussia sealed a comprehensive win thanks to further efforts from Filip Daems and Havard Nordtveit.
