The gap at the top of the Bundesliga is now down to just two points! Bayern lose 2-1 to Frankfurt, and Leipzig take advantage with a 3-0 win over Hertha Berlin. Mainz shock Gladbach 2-1 and Wolfsburg ease past Augsburg 3-0.

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MD22 – Frankfurt stun Bayern as Mainz keep survival hopes alive

Matchday 21 of the 2020/21 Bundesliga campaign will be remembered for its draws - there were seven in total! Mainz come back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Leverkusen, will Dortmund against Hoffenheim ends with the same scoreline. Elsewhere, Frankfurt beat Koln 2-0 and Wolfsburg versus Gladbach ends goalless.

MD21 – Mainz profit from Leverkusen collapse, Dortmund continue to struggle

For our next Bundesliga Diaries Shorts episode, we spoke to ESPN commentator Derek Rae about all things German football.

Shorts #04: Derek Rae – The English Voice of the Bundesliga

Köln pick up a huge win in one of the Bundesliga's biggest match-ups, the Rheinderby versus Borussia Monchengladbach! Dortmund fall again, this time to Freiburg, while Frankfurt and Wolfsburg defeat Hoffenheim and Augsburg respectively.

MD20 – Köln edge the Rheinderby as Dortmund continue to struggle

The Champions League race is hotting up in the Bundesliga! Frankfurt come from behind to beat Hertha 3-1 and Wolfsburg defeat Freiburg 3-0. Koln prevail 3-1 over Bielefeld, and Bayern hammer Hoffenheim 4-1.

MD19 – Champions League race twists again as Frankfurt and Wolfsburg move into the top 4

Bayern open their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to seven points with a 4-0 win at Schalke! Mainz stun Leipzig 3-2, Gladbach beat Dortmund 4-2, and Bruno Labbadia and Michael Preetz lose their jobs at Hertha after a 4-1 loss to Werder Bremen.

MD18 – Gladbach march on as the Champions League race hots up

Bayern finally grab a clean sheet in the Bundesliga as they beat Augsburg 1-0! Schalke are heartbroken as Koln score late on to win 2-1, Leipzig edge past Union 1-0, and Leverkusen get back on track with a 2-1 defeat of Dortmund.

MD17 – Bayern end the Hinrunde on top and it’s absolute despair for Schalke

Bayern move four points clear at the top of the Bundesliga thanks a 2-1 victory over Freiburg. Dortmund and Leipzig can only draw, while Union and Frankfurt beat Leverkusen and Schalke respectively.

MD16 – Bayern take advantage as Leipzig, Leverkusen and Dortmund all drop points

Finally, Schalke have won in the Bundesliga! They end a 359-day wait for victory with a 4-0 hammering of Hoffenheim. Bayern lose 3-2 to Monchengladbach, Dortmund defeat Leipzig 3-1 and Freiburg smash Koln 5-0.

MD15 – The wait is over for Schalke while Gladbach stun Bayern

A new year for the Bundesliga, but the same old Schalke! Die Königsblauen lose 3-0 to Hertha in Christian Gross' first game as manager to take their winless top-flight streak to 30. Bayern come from behind to beat Mainz 5-2, Dortmund prevail 2-0 over Wolfsburg, and Union beat Bremen by the same scoreline.

MD14 – New Year, same old Schalke, while Bayern dig themselves out of a hole

In this third episode of our new Shorts series, we speak to Deutsche Welle journalist Matt Ford about German fan culture and what the future holds for supporters in Germany.

Shorts #03: Matt Ford talks Bundesliga and German Fan Culture

Bayern end 2020 as Bundesliga leaders after their 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen! Union Berlin defeat Dortmund 2-1, Wolfsburg prevail 1-0 over Stuttgart and Schalke made it 29 games in a row without a win in the German top flight with a 1-0 loss to Bielefeld.

MD13 – Bayern steal a win at Leverkusen and will it ever end for Schalke?

Edin Terzic got off to the perfect Bundesliga start with Borussia Dortmund thanks to a 2-1 win over Werder Bremen! Bayer Leverkusen breeze past Köln 4-0, Bayern beat Wolfsburg 2-1 and Schalke lose 2-0 to Freiburg.

MD12 – Dortmund get their first points under Terzic and Bosz’s Leverkusen continue to entertain

Lucien Favre is out of the door at Borussia Dortmund after their 5-1 defeat to Stuttgart! Bayern draw 1-1 at Union Berlin, Leverkusen beat Hoffenheim 4-1 and Schalke draw 2-2 with Augsburg.

MD11 – Favre is shown the door at Dortmund as Leverkusen top the Bundesliga

MD10 - All square between Bayern and Leipzig as Hertha win a feisty derby

MD10 – All square between Bayern and Leipzig as Hertha win a feisty derby

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