Werder Bremen edged past bottom club Hamburg SV 1-0 courtesy of an 84th-minute penalty by Franco Di Santo that kept them in the running for a Europa League spot . Argentine Di Santo converted his spot-kick for his 13th goal of the season after Hamburg 's Valon Behrami had brought down Zlatko Junuzovic and was sent off as new Hamburg coach Bruno Labbadia made a losing return to their bench . Franco Di Santo celebrates after scoring the winner for Werder Bremen in 1-0 defeat of Hamburg . The former Chelsea and Wigan forward celebrates after beating Rene Adler from the spot . Werder players celebrate in front of their fans after keeping their Europa League hopes alive . Werder moved up to seventh on 38 points with victory in the northern derby , leaving Hamburg in last place on 25 with five matches left in the season . Labbadia returned to Hamburg this week , tasked with saving their proud Bundesliga record . Hamburg are the only team never to have played in the second division since the creation of the Bundesliga in 1963 . Former West Ham playmaker Valon Behrami leaves the pitch after being shown a red card . New coach Bruno Labbadia has been tasked with preventing Hamburg from going down for the first time ever . Second-placed VfL Wolfsburg , on 60 points , will look to cut Bayern Munich 's lead back to 10 points when they take on Schalke 04 later on Sunday . The Bavarians are top after their 2-0 victory over Hoffenheim on Saturday . Bayer Leverkusen are third on 54 points following their 4-0 demolition of Hanover 96 .
Bayer Leverkusen defeated Hamburg SV 1-0 in the Bundesliga on Sunday . Bruno Labbadia has returned as coach to save Hamburg from relegation . Wolfsburg meet Schalke 04 in the later game on Sunday .