Wolfsburg's Bundesliga survival hopes suffered another setback after an emphatic 3-0 defeat at Borussia Monchengladbach.
Bruno Labbadia's Wolves, who are in serious danger of contesting the relegation play-off for a second successive season, fell behind inside eight minutes when Gladbach captain Lars Stindl smashed home via a post.
The eighth-placed hosts still have a chance of qualifying for the Europa League and they doubled their advantage 10 minutes before half-time through a half-volley from veteran Brazilian Raffael after Jonas Hofmann's initial effort was saved by Koen Casteels.
And the hosts, thrashed 5-1 at champions Bayern Munich last weekend, wrapped up the three points nine minutes later when Germany midfielder Christoph Kramer curled home a quick free-kick while goalkeeper Casteels was lining up a wall.
Struggling Wolfsburg, who have won just five times all season, remain above the relegation play-off place - currently occupied by Freiburg - on goal difference.
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 29 | +49 | 67 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 29 | +32 | 66 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 29 | +33 | 58 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 29 | +23 | 52 |
| 5 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 29 | +13 | 51 |
| 6 | TSG Hoffenheim | 29 | +21 | 47 |
| 7 | Werder Bremen | 29 | +11 | 46 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 29 | +3 | 45 |
| 9 | VfL Wolfsburg | 29 | +3 | 45 |
| 10 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 29 | -17 | 37 |
| 11 | Hertha Berlin | 29 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Mainz | 29 | -16 | 33 |
| 13 | SC Freiburg | 29 | -11 | 32 |
| 14 | FC Augsburg | 29 | -15 | 28 |
| 15 | Schalke 04 | 29 | -17 | 27 |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 29 | -34 | 21 |
| 17 | Nurnberg | 29 | -30 | 18 |
| 18 | Hannover 96 | 29 | -41 | 14 |
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