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 | Borussia Dortmund | 14 | +25 | 36 |
| 2 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 14 | +17 | 29 |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 14 | +10 | 27 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 14 | +11 | 25 |
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | +13 | 23 |
| 6 | Hertha Berlin | 14 | +2 | 23 |
| 7 | TSG Hoffenheim | 14 | +9 | 22 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 14 | +1 | 21 |
| 9 | VfL Wolfsburg | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Mainz | 14 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Bayer Leverkusen | 14 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | SC Freiburg | 14 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Schalke 04 | 14 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | FC Augsburg | 14 | -3 | 13 |
| 15 | Nurnberg | 14 | -19 | 11 |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 14 | -20 | 11 |
| 17 | Hannover 96 | 14 | -13 | 10 |
| 18 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 14 | -18 | 9 |
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