No Top Spot for Monchengladbach

Borussia Monchengladbach could have gotten a temporary share of Bundesliga's top spot today (together with the other Borussia, Dortmund), if they had only beaten Hamburger SV, at home.

And they were up 1-0 at half-time, courtesy of Mike Hanke 's deflection that made Arango's free kick go in, in minute 45.

But then some sloppy defending made it possible for Hamburg's forward Arslan to just poke the ball past goalkeeper ter Stegen, which made it 1-1 (in minute 56).
Borussia M. could not muster enough effort to score a second, showing a worrying lack of consistency exactly when they needed it, and that was the final score, sure enough.

Monchengladbach could now lose second spot to Bayern or Schalke, if either of these teams wins, but could not be passed by both because they are going to play each other.
And, also, Borussia Monchengladbach no longer has the best defense in the league, having just conceded their fourteenth goal, which puts them at the same level as Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.

Highlights:

Borussia Mоnchengladbach - Hamburger 1:1 by FootballKing1992

Dortmund on Top

Both Bayern Munich and Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen failed to keep up with Borussia Dortmund, who won yesterday at Nurnberg.

Bayern needed a 71-minute equalizer from Ivica Olic to draw level with Hamburger SV, 1-1, away from home, while Schalke drew at home against Mainz, registering the same scoreline. Schalke fell behind in the first half, too, just like Bayern.

Now, Dortmund is the sole leader, with a two-point cushion over the two rivals mentioned above.

Highlights from Hamburg - Bayern 1-1:
1-0:

www.todayfoot.com Ha 1-0 Ba 04/02/2012 by 123dz
1-1:

www.todayfoot.com Ha 1-1 Ba 04/02/2012 by 123dz

Highlights from Schalke - Mainz 1-1:
0-1:

www.todayfoot.com Sc 0-1 Ma 04/02/2012 by 123dz
1-1:

www.todayfoot.com Sc 1-1 Ma 04/02/2012 by 123dz

Borussia Monchengladbach could have leapfrogged both Bayern and Schalke with a win, but they messed it up, too, by drawing 0-0 at Wolfsburg.