Bundesliga wrap: ´Gladbach consolidate top four spot

Borussia Moenchengladbach recorded a 1-0 victory over Mainz in the Bundesliga on Sunday, while Hannover’s winless run continued.

A through ball from Marco Reus, who was a constant threat, played through Patrick Herrmann to net the opener after five minutes, as Lucien Favre’s men went four points clear in fourth.

In a blow to the victors, attacker Reus limped off with what appeared to be a knee injury in the 83rd minute, while Mainz boss Thomas Tuchel was banished to the stands early in the second half.

Moenchengladbach are four points adrift of league leaders Bayern Munich, while Mainz sit 14th.

In the day’s other game, Kaiserslautern and Hannover had their winless league runs extended to seven matches after they played out a 1-1 draw.

Norway forward Mohammed Abdellaoue netted his ninth league goal of the campaign for Hannover on 13 minutes, but Slovakian Adam Nemec cancelled out the opener midway through the second half.

Hannover are seventh after the draw, while Kaiserslautern sit a lowly 17th, two points adrift of Nuremberg.