Edin Dzeko double helps Wolfsburg crush Moenchengladbach

Champions VfL Wolfsburg kept their hopes of claiming a European spot alive after winning 4-0 at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday with Bosnian Edin Dzeko scoring twice.                                           

Zvjezdan Misimovic and Dzeko scored either side of halftime before Christian Gentner's unstoppable shot from the edge of the box made it 3-0 on the hour. Dzeko rounded off the demolition with a fine solo run and his 14th goal of the season.                         

The win lifted Wolfsburg to eighth place on 37 points after 26 matches.                                           

Bayern Munich, on 53 points, host lowly Freiburg later on Saturday and can reclaim top spot from Schalke 04, who beat VfB Stuttgart 2-1 on Friday to move up to 54 points.                                           

Bayer Leverkusen, on 50 points, host Hamburg SV on Sunday. 

Borussia Dortmund leapfrogged Hamburg into fourth place on 45 points after their 4-1 win at VfL Bochum.                                           

Bottom-placed Hertha Berlin's hopes of staying up all but evaporated when they lost 2-1 to relegation-threatened Nuremberg thanks to a stoppage-time winner from Angelos Haristeas.