Schalke go top and earn break

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Kevin Kuranyi celebrates scoring with Marcelo Jose Bordon
Schalke's reward for moving to the top of the Bundesliga on Friday night was a special two-day holiday, although they will be getting back down to the grind after the weekend. [+]
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| 2009/2010 German Bundesliga | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| Schalke 04 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 54 |
| Bayern Munich | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 53 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 50 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
| Hamburg SV | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 43 |
| Werder Bremen | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 39 |
| Mainz | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 38 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 37 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 35 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 35 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 32 |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 30 |
| FC Cologne | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -11 | 27 |
| VfL Bochum | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | -19 | 27 |
| Nurnberg | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 24 |
| Hannover 96 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -19 | 23 |
| SC Freiburg | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -24 | 20 |
| Hertha Berlin | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | -25 | 15 |
| · Complete Standings | ||||||
| German Bundesliga 2009/2010 | |||
| DATE | Home | SCORE | OPPONENT |
| 03/12 | Schalke 04 | 2 - 1 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 03/13 | VfL Bochum | 1 - 4 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 03/13 | Hannover 96 | 2 - 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 03/13 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 0 - 4 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 03/13 | Hertha Berlin | 1 - 2 | Nurnberg |
| 03/13 | Mainz | 1 - 0 | FC Cologne |
| 3/13 12:30 ET | Bayern Munich | VS | SC Freiburg |
| 3/14 10:30 ET | TSG Hoffenheim | VS | Werder Bremen |
| 3/14 12:30 ET | Bayer Leverkusen | VS | Hamburg SV |
| · Complete Fixtures | |||
| Top Scorers | |||||
| PLAYERS | Goals | ||||
| Kevin Kuranyi | 14 | ||||
| Stefan Kießling | 14 | ||||
| Edin Dzeko | 12 | ||||
| Eren Derdiyok | 11 | ||||
| Albert Bunjaku | 11 | ||||
| Lucas Barrios | 11 | ||||
| · Complete Stats | |||||
| Past Champions | |
| Competition | Team |
| 2007/08 German Bundesliga | Bayern Munich |
| 2006/07 German Bundesliga | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2005/06 German Bundesliga | Bayern Munich |
| 2004/05 German Bundesliga | Bayern Munich |
| 2003/04 German Bundesliga | Werder Bremen |
| 2002/03 German Bundesliga | Bayern Munich |
| 2001/02 German Bundesliga | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2000/01 German Bundesliga | Bayern Munich |