Hamburg take grip on Champions League slot as Bayer lose

Hamburg won 4-1 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt to regain third place in the Bundesliga yesterday, as close rivals Bayer Leverkusen slipped to a 2-0 defeat away to VfL Bochum. Peruvian international Paolo Guerrero struck twice and Nigel de Jong and...

Hamburg won 4-1 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt to regain third place in the Bundesliga yesterday, as close rivals Bayer Leverkusen slipped to a 2-0 defeat away to VfL Bochum.

Peruvian international Paolo Guerrero struck twice and Nigel de Jong and African Nations Cup winner Mohamed Zidan were also on target to help Hamburg stretch their unbeaten run to seven league matches.

The result was enough to give Hamburg a three-point advantage in third place - the final Champions League qualifying slot - after Leverkusen fell to Bochum goals from Thomas Zdebel and Christoph Dabrowski in the final 25 minutes.

With 22 games played, Bayern Munich lead the standings with 47 points following their 1-0 win away to Schalke on Saturday - their first league victory in Gelsenkirchen in almost a decade.

Werder Bremen, 2-0 winners at home to Borussia Dortmund, are in second spot, four points behind them.

Hamburg have 41 points, with Leverkusen now fourth on 38.

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