VfB Stuttgart beat Augsburg 1-0 in the 16th round of the Bundesliga. In the second game on Sunday, Leipzig beat Werder Bremen 4:2.
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Stuttgart's winning goal was scored by Deniz Undav, who played his first competitive match since November 6 after an injury layoff. The German international scored his sixth goal of the current championship in the 65th minute, four minutes after coming on as a substitute. Stuttgart, who were without Switzerland's Fabian Rieder and Leonidas Stergiou, moved up from 11th to 7th in the league table thanks to their third win in the last four games. Augsburg lost for the third time in a row.
Another returnee, Xavi Simons, played a decisive role in Leipzig's victory over Bremen, who had previously won three in a row. The Dutchman, who had not played since October 23 due to an ankle injury, scored the 1:0 (24') and 2:1 (35'). In the second half, the hosts pulled away to 4:1 thanks to goals from Benjamin Sesko (47') and Christoph Baumgartner (90'). Leipzig knocked surprise team Mainz 05 off 4th place in the table.
