Unbeaten Leverkusen swat aside Schalke to climb second in Bundesliga

Leverkusen, unbeaten in the league this season, moved to within a point of champions Bayern by taking second place from RB Leipzig.

Schalke stayed rock bottom with their historic winless streak now at an eye-watering 26 games.

The struggling giants have not won since January, and are now just five matches away from equalling the unwanted record set by Tasmania Berlin in 1966.

Tasmania's record of 31 games without a win has long been considered unassailable. Promoted to the top flight for political reasons, the club picked up just two wins and eight points in a famously disastrous season.

Yet Schalke, who were playing in the Champions League just two seasons ago, continued to close in on the miserable mark after their seventh defeat of the season on Sunday.

Leverkusen took the lead from a corner after just ten minutes, Malick Thiaw heading into his own net as he vied for the ball with Aleksandar Dragovic.

Nassim Boujellab found the net for Schalke on 32 minutes, but his celebrations were immediately cut short by the linesman's flag.

Goalkeeper Michael Langer kept a dominant Leverkusen at bay until the 67th minute, when Baumgartlinger headed in a Leon Bailey corner to double the lead.

Schalke's night only got worse as Steven Skrzybski's penalty was saved by Lukas Hradecky before Schick smashed in Leverkusen's third 12 minutes from time.