Mainz continued its push for a place in next year’s Champions League with an accomplished 3-1 win at Borussia Mönchengladbach that lifted it into third place in the Bundesliga on Friday. Paul Nebel got the opener before halftime with a deflected shot that stranded Mönchengladbach goalkeeper Jonas Omlin.

The status quo remains for the title race in the Bundesliga, but there’s still the European spots and the relegation scrap to keep an eye on here. Here’s the recap of this weekend’s action.

Mainz saw off Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 at Borussia-Park on Friday night. Gladbach came close to opening the scoring after around half an hour when Tim Kleindienst's header was tipped onto the

Mainz climbed into third place in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday.Defeat leaves Moenchengladbach in eighth place on 37 points, one shy of Leipzig in the final European spot.

Mainz continued their astonishing Bundesliga season with a 3-1 victory at Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday which lifted them to third in the table. Paul Nebel opened the scoring for Mainz in the 39th minute when he slotted into the bottom left corner in the 39th off Lee Jae Sung's low cross from the left.