Bundesliga Matchday 28 in pictures

The worst thing for Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp wasn't that his side went down 3-1 in Gladbach. It was that the men in yellow-and-black were completely outclassed and didn't seem particularly bothered. That needs to change if Dortmund are to salvage qualification for the Europa League.

Striker Robert Lewandowski is showing why Bayern were wise to part ways from Mario Mandzukic and bring him in at the start of this season. With a number of Bayern's offensive weapons out injured, the Polish striker carried weight, bagging a brace in the Bavarians' easy 3-0 win over Frankfurt.

In recent weeks, Paderborn have looked like a side resigned to inevitable relegatioin. Not so at home against Augsburg. The Bundesliga's smallest club weathered an early storm and scored their first goals in six matches on their way to a gutsy 2-1 win.

For the first 75 minutes visiting Leverkusen overwelmed Mainz. Then the hosts almost clawed their way to a point thanks to two penalties, of which the second was marshmallow soft. Leverkusen have a tradition of choking, but not this time. The 3-2 win means that they keep pace at the top.

At home to Freiburg is one of the fixtures top teams expect to win. The fact that Schalke couldn't find a way past keeper Roman Bürki is indicative of their unravelling season. The Royal Blues haven't won a league match in four tries, which is one reason they'll be playing in the Europa and not Champions League next season.

Hertha Berlin expected great things of Valentin Stocker when they brought in the Swiss offensive midfielder this season. But he got off to a slow start, needing 27 rounds to record his first goal. Now he's found his scoring boots. His artistic strike against Hannover earned the boys from the capital a 1-1 draw and potentially very valuable point in the relegation battle.

You could call this the "battle of the burgs" - except it wasn't much of a battle. Second-placed Wolfsburg dominated relegation-threatened Hamburg from the first minute on. Two goals were more than enough against the team with the Bundesliga's worst offense. 2-0 the final result. Wolfsburg are Champions League bound; HSV are heading for the drop.

The Billy Goats picked up a clutch 3-2 win on Sunday despite having to play the final 20-plus minutes with ten men. Although he failed to score, Japanese striker Yuya Osako really put his stamp on the match, drawing a penalty and providing a crucial assist. With 33 points, Cologne look a very good bet to beat the drop.

This match had a bit of everything. Stuttgart squandered a first-half lead, whereupon striker Martin Harnik blew two sitters, contributed an assist and then got sent off. Bremen equalized, but the ten-men hosts struck back with an injury-time goal by Daniel Ginczek, unleashing rapturous celebrations. The 3-2 win moved Stuttgart above last-placed Hamburg in the standings.