coming up after the break it's the bundesliga with nick mechanic line came into matchday 17 level on points with legal leaders leipsic were hoping their rivals would stumble allowing them to reclaim the top spot going into the winter break find out exactly what happened next on the bundesliga and a reminder you can get all the news on our website dot com more news as always at the top of the. defeated back.

it is it is. time to. say 17 brings the top of the season to an end with 2 sides in the running to finish top leipsic have it in their own hands and almost guaranteed to finish the bundesliga number one side with a win against alex but. coming in hearts they saw that match day level on points and if they had one wish out of christmas is that their rivals trip up and they regain top spots. and they may be out of the running but they shouldn't be overlooked by a season. why they want to end the year with

a bang. welcome to the final match day saturday of the on the bundesliga here on the mechanic line now let's start with abi lives if the club's goal is to win the bundesliga title as soon as possible heading into the mid-season break the bulls were in pole position to finish the top of the table and when they have myself shaft as it's known here in germany it would be in the set a step in the right direction if they did the 1st they'd have to navigate their way around a tricky side it's an unbeaten in their last 6 matches. hausberg coach martin schmidt managed to smile as he greeted his counterparts in leonardo's mon. against leipzig of all teams philip max would have to sit out the match with a sore throat leaving it all up to his strike partner flaw he had need election night. and he rose to the occasion opening the scoring for the visitors with their 1st chance in just the 8th minute i'm about the 8th goal of the season for the

summer newcomer. my checking video replay for a possible offside took 2 and a half minutes which is better to feel the fire for opponents of the system who say it kills the mood when after that leipzig woke up to a but they couldn't capitalize on any of their 1st half chances of a bit but that changed in the 68 minutes when conrad lima got hold of the ball. the austrian netting the long overdue equaliser by it was like 6 sixteenth's shot in the game and they finally managed to take advantage of one. but say wanted to make sure they went into the winter break top of the table and that was guaranteed 12 minutes later when patrick chick i shook off felix. and headed in to make it to what i heard. might say played

a clever game the rest of the way team oh berna stepped on the gas and set up substitute use of pulse and 5 to tap in and round out the $31.00 scoreline in the final minutes. it's all very tight all the top teams are there in the mix be a lot of big things happening for us in spring. and. feel like this next year yeah it's. in the summer months but 1st leipsic will be having a merry christmas at the top of the table. now unless 14 goals against an in-form has a bell inside the haps my special is life is in life 6 hands and although they knew it's unlikely they could catch the bulls at least record their most successful start to a season since their title winning campaigns of $970.77. pats of butter

in season has brightened up of late they were looking to spoil got back to christmas with a 3rd straight victory to pull in his best 1st half chance came from a free kick when vick's counterattack indeed in a foul on davies made one move and stepped up. his effort crashed off the crossbar much to the relief of a stranded here and soma in the drive back neck. the other end the foals were inaccurate markers to ram was denied by rooney yahshua in an offside throw your noise house squandered the rebound and the schools stage left. marco was a side not performing like credible contenders for the title. 2 direct posses in the 2nd half gave glad back the best shots of the game but i am his son play our fight to me counts another simple save for yosh are still trying to squander one more opportunity before the whistle but he is good to his mischief huge shoulder

swipe symbolic of gladbach struggle in front of the head to go marco rose's disappointment is your view cleans man's heart for reward while glad back now full 2 points behind lights hats are heading to the winter break unbeaten in 4 league games. think their for a while the by i wouldn't be making genuine challenge at the top after the turbulent season they've had so far it's not surprising really if you take a closer look at the squad have had ahead of their clash against both they only had 11 healthy outfield players at their disposal the rest all from the youth team but maybe that's just the fresh impetus they needed. but i am down to the bare bones a midfielder and a forward helped make up the back line as well spokane prowling for points the midfielder in question having martinez was forced to limp open the 1st half to an

out of sorts jerome but saying his replacement at the back fire on top throughout was fully could see me almost scoring with that stunning strike in the 51st minute couldn't catch deals with a miraculous save to keep things level. another example of defensive heroics or jerome bruce alone picks thomas miller's pocket at the back post soon after the frenchman out of nowhere to sleep the day. the wolves they went close themselves might see an old shot the flick think just wide of the post all of it last night knew that this was his side's best chance of stealing all 3 points. 10 minutes to go continue your she was a c on could the 18 year old repeat wednesday's match winning debut heroics just 2 minutes later the youngster turned home a mile across to win i 2nd consecutive game the boy said and every pushed aside now that confidence but cannot be put the game to bed late on a floating home off the robert leventhal ski team up for

a simple finish. off cycles waved away as handy for side graft another victory but what of the interim coach future. he'll be our man on 2 summer least we'll see how things develop but he's doing a good job we're very happy with the development of the squad and we're very satisfied with him and with the way he's conducted himself in public since that suspension boy wonder does it again as boy get the points. as the top 3 so is it now time for the chasing pack these next teams need to deliver if they are to stay within touching distance we're kicking off our summary with shellac against freiburg. the win against freiburg. would seashell to spend the winter break ahead of their arch rivals dortmund. added motivation for the home side who took the lead with half an hour gone. set out with the go after

a cheeky pass from police around. after the break freiburg got a penalty after lucas hola was brought down in the box near paris and stepped up scores a 3rd goal for the club making him freiburg joint top goalscorer with germany coach you are. freiburg were awarded another penalty after a foul on kwan john whom present so great for the taker this time around and shriver had turned the game in their favor but shaka managed to salvage a point. in the a.t.f. minutes but not enough to overtake don't want in the standings. sometimes you just have to take it even if you don't get what you deserve we deserved to win today but we didn't because i accept it can carry on and i think it's. a video system referee was busy in the game between minds and leverkusen 1st a goal from out of shall i was ruled out for off site. after the break kevin fall

and look to have given laver couzin the late but after a v.a.r. check it was also called back for handball in the build up wendell 2nd yellow card on the other hand was less controversial leverkusen had to play the last 20 minutes with 10 men but they still managed to get the winner substitute lucas allow rio and 11 in the fortunate away when. munsey to be our even with 10 men we had $45.00 or 6 players in front of a goal i think in the end we deserved to win. after 2 bonus legal losses in a row leverkusen go into the once a break with a win. and last but not least cologne against braman is a class that would decide who spends the mid-season break in the dreaded bottom 3. there was just one goal in this match and it went to cologne in the 39th minute john cordova sealing the win for the home side and as we've seen so often this season really poor defending their from braman. after failing to win the 1st 3

games of his tenure mark is just outside when their 3rd on the balance thereby condemning braman to the relegation zone for the mid season break. let's have a look at all the results from match day 17 so far leipzig win big glop stumble and by an end the year on a high as a point apiece to shout and freiburg leverkusen 3 points and if you like 6 let's be honest for cologne as they down braman don't last friday and the last 2 games of 2019 aren't just of the of a born and let's take a quick look at the table as well it's the 1st time since december 2009 that a team other than buying and development are top going into the middle of mid-season break and is likely congratulations to them and down the bottom half there's still plenty to play for on sunday but only when will do for just move on if it's a rain in their rivals you also at 6 see is the winner of this week's play of the day with 58 percent of the vote. the 18 year olds repeated wednesday's match when

it's winning heroics turning home it's almost been a cross to break the deadlock against. 2 goes into matches that's quite a sought for the young dutchman it was what sixty's mature finish is your play of the day. writes lives they have reason to celebrate as they head into the new year top of the pile is this a big step towards their 1st ever been listening to the next 17 days will tell us here on the bonus think of this we will be back on sunday to bring you the highlights from just little from california and wrap up the 1st half of the season until then for me and the rest of the team here in berlin thank you and goodbye i.

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