Steffen Baumgart has overseen his first win as Union Berlin coach as his team ended its 11-game winless run with a 2-1 victory over Mainz in the Bundesliga.

German Bundesliga leading scorers after the weekend's matches: 9: Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt), Musiala (Bayern Munich), Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) 7: Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), Harres (Holstein Kiel), Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Machino (Holstein Kiel), Stage (Werder Bremen), Undav (Stuttgart), Wind (Wolfsburg)

German Bundesliga results on Friday: Stuttgart v Freiburg, Bayern Munich v Wolfsburg, Heidenheim v St Pauli, Bochum v RB Leipzig, Holstein Kiel v Hoffenheim, Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1730)

The DFL have named Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz as the Bundesliga’s Player of the Month for December, beating Paul Nebel (Mainz), Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), Nick Woltemade (Stuttgart),

A second-half goal from Alex Grimaldo sent Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-0 home win over Mainz on Tuesday, closing the gap with league leaders Bayern Munich to one point.Xabi Alonso's defending champions were dominant against an in-form Mainz but were held at bay until Grimaldo produced a stunning free-kick after 48 minutes.

The DFL have named Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz as the Bundesliga’s Player of the Month for December, beating Paul Nebel (Mainz), Mitchell Weiser (Werder Bremen), Nick Woltemade (Stuttgart), Jamal Musiala and Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich).