Raúl scored the only goal of the game as Schalke 04 moved up to second in the Bundesliga with a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Borussia Monchengladbach.

The former Real Madrid striker scored his first goal since committing his future to the club in the 64th minute.

Last week Raúl revealed he would see out the final year of his contract, after Schalke turned down a bid from Blackburn, and he celebrated with a strike that moves his club level on points with leaders Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen.

Previous leaders Gladbach, who have not won at Schalke since August 1992, lost their first game of the season to drop to fifth place.

Hannover 96 missed the chance to go top of the table for the first time since 1969 after being held to a 1-1 draw at home by FSV Mainz 05.

Sami Allagui's early goal for Mainz was equalised by Mohammed Abdellaoue in the 30th minute, in a game where three shots hit the woodwork.

The result leaves Hannover one point off the lead and one point ahead of their opponents.