MUNICH, Germany — Florian Wirtz scored twice as Bundesliga champion Bayer Leverkusen beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1 on Saturday to stay four points behind leader Bayern Munich.

Leon Goretzka scored once in each half to help Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich to a 3-2 victory over visiting VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday and open up a seven-point advantage over champions Bayer Leverkusen in second place.

After Bayern Munich’s 3-2 win against Wolfsburg, Bayer Leverkusen comprehensively beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 on Saturday evening. The first 45 was all Leverkusen, apart from an early

Bayern Munich take all three points with a 3–2 win against Wolfsburg on matchday 18 of the Bundesliga. The Rekordmeister got off to a great start as they looked very threatening and fired several shots towards Grabara until he was finally beaten with a long-range effort from Goretzka in the 20th minute.

FreiburgFrankfurt’s Mario Götze produced the first notable moment of the clash, testing Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu with a well-struck half-volley from the right side

Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz scored twice and set up another goal as he steered the German champions to a comfortable 3-1 victory over visiting Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday to stay four points behind leaders Bayern Munich.

The German Bundesliga returns after the winter break with Borussia Dortmund at home to defending champions Bayer Leverkusen on Friday. Nuri Sahin's men host Xabi Alonso's side at Signal Iduna Park with BVB having won just one of their last five games pre-Christmas.

The two standout German teams from last season are on opposite trajectories as the pressure mounts in the Bundesliga and Champions League.

Borussia Mönchengladbach have been boosted by the returns of Tim Kleindienst and Nathan Ngoumou ahead of their trip to Leverkusen on Saturday. Ngoumou, who has been absent from Gladbach's last four games due to a muscle problem, was declared fit for the game by Gladbach coach Gerardo Seoane at a press conference on Thursday.

Florian Wirtz played a starring role as Bayer Leverkusen overcame Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1 at BayArena, moving back to within four points of Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich, which won earlier in the day.

Bayer Leverkusen starlet Florian Wirtz scored a brace as the German Bundesliga champions beat Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 on Saturday, to keep four points behind leaders Bayern Munich.Bayern went seven clear with a 3-2 win over Wolfsburg earlier on in the day,