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.
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German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 4 | Hertha Berlin | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 4 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 6 | Mainz | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 7 | Werder Bremen | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 8 | FC Augsburg | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | RB Leipzig | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | TSG Hoffenheim | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Nurnberg | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | SC Freiburg | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 18 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | -6 | 0 |
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