Schalke moved up to second place in the Bundesliga with a hard-earned victory at home to struggling Hansa Rostock.
Halil Altintop scored the game's only goal in the 52nd minute as the hosts - beaten in midweek by Barcelona - racked up their fourth successive victory.
Mirko Slomka's side leapfrogged Hamburg to move into the automatic Champions League places, six points adrift of leaders Bayern Munich, who host Bochum on Sunday.
The elevation came at the expense of Hamburg, who lost 1-0 at Stuttgart, while Werder Bremen consolidated fourth place with a late win at Hertha Berlin.
Wolfsburg closed in on the UEFA Cup places after an Ashkan Dejagah double ensured a 3-2 win over Hannover.
Nurnberg saw off Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1, while Arminia Bielefeld substitute Leonidas Kampantais scored an injury-time winner to sink Karlsruhe 1-0.
Mirko Slomka's side leapfrogged Hamburg to move into the automatic Champions League places, six points adrift of leaders Bayern Munich, who host Bochum on Sunday.
The elevation came at the expense of Hamburg, who lost 1-0 at Stuttgart, while Werder Bremen consolidated fourth place with a late win at Hertha Berlin.
Wolfsburg closed in on the UEFA Cup places after an Ashkan Dejagah double ensured a 3-2 win over Hannover.
Nurnberg saw off Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1, while Arminia Bielefeld substitute Leonidas Kampantais scored an injury-time winner to sink Karlsruhe 1-0.
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