Bayer Leverkusen move up to fifth place in Bundesliga with a 1 -0 win over Cologne . Nuremberg climbed eight points clear of the relegation zone as Alexander Esswein 's 65th-minute goal gave the visitors a second win in the last 10 meetings with the 2004 league champions . Hertha Berlin drop to sixth after being beaten four -0 by Nuremberg in late match . 1 of the German league 's top four teams will play on Friday .
Bayer Leverkusen move up to fifth place in Bundesliga with a 1 -0 win over Cologne . Hertha Berlin drop to sixth after being beaten four -0 by Nuremberg in late match . 1 of the German league 's top four teams will play on Friday .