Bayern München suffered a shock 3-2 defeat at Bundesliga strugglers Mainz on Sunday, a result which leaves the Bavarians third in the table, with champions Dortmund top for the first time this season. Having lost 1-0 at home to Dortmund last Saturday, Jupp Heynckes' men were beaten again, their defence struggling to cope with a Mainz side who were not intimidated by the German record champions.
Bayern's defeat sees them slip to third, with Dortmund seizing top spot in the wake of their 2-0 win over Schalke in the Ruhr derby on Saturday. Borussia Mönchengladbach are second on goal difference after their 3-0 win at Cologne on Friday, with Bayern a point back in third and Bremen fourth on 26 points.
Dortmund's win over neighbours Schalke on Saturday was their seventh victory in eight league games. Poland striker Robert Lewandowski and Brazilian defender Felipe Santana scored the goals in front of 80,720 spectators.
Having booked their place in the knock-out phase of the Champions League with a late win at home to Chelsea on Wednesday, Leverkusen were held to a 3-3 draw in a thrilling game at Hertha Berlin, with Eren Derdiyok scoring a hat-trick.
Hamburg's new coach Thorsten Fink has now gone five games unbeaten after a draw 1-1 at Hanover, which left his side 15th, while Hanover are now eighth. Bottom side Augsburg picked up only their second victory of the season, and their first home win, when they inflicted a 2-0 defeat on 2009 champions Wolfsburg.
Augsburg's win tightens things at the foot of the table with four points now separating the bottom six sides. Mid-table Nuremberg enjoyed a 1-0 win over Kaiserslautern, while Hoffenheim were held to a 1-1 draw by Freiburg.
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
1. FC Köln - Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-3 (0-1)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
1. FC Nürnberg - 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1-0 (1-0)
1899 Hoffenheim - SC Freiburg 1-1 (1-0)
FC Augsburg - VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 (0-0)
Borussia Dortmund - Schalke 04 2-0 (1-0)
Hertha BSC Berlin - Bayer Leverkusen 3-3 (2-1)
The match on Saturday (6.30 pm cet):
Hannover 96 - Hamburger SV 1-1 (0-0)
The match on Sunday (3.30 pm cet):
Werder Bremen - VfB Stuttgart 2-0 (0-0)
The match on Sunday (5.30 pm cet):
FSV Mainz 05 - Bayern München 3-2 (1-0)
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Bayern München suffered a shock 3-2 defeat at Bundesliga strugglers Mainz on Sunday, a result which leaves the Bavarians third in the table, with champions Dortmund top for the first time this season. Having lost 1-0 at home to Dortmund last Saturday, Jupp Heynckes' men were beaten again, their defence struggling to cope with a Mainz side who were not intimidated by the German record champions.
Bayern's defeat sees them slip to third, with Dortmund seizing top spot in the wake of their 2-0 win over Schalke in the Ruhr derby on Saturday. Borussia Mönchengladbach are second on goal difference after their 3-0 win at Cologne on Friday, with Bayern a point back in third and Bremen fourth on 26 points.
Dortmund's win over neighbours Schalke on Saturday was their seventh victory in eight league games. Poland striker Robert Lewandowski and Brazilian defender Felipe Santana scored the goals in front of 80,720 spectators.
Having booked their place in the knock-out phase of the Champions League with a late win at home to Chelsea on Wednesday, Leverkusen were held to a 3-3 draw in a thrilling game at Hertha Berlin, with Eren Derdiyok scoring a hat-trick.
Hamburg's new coach Thorsten Fink has now gone five games unbeaten after a draw 1-1 at Hanover, which left his side 15th, while Hanover are now eighth. Bottom side Augsburg picked up only their second victory of the season, and their first home win, when they inflicted a 2-0 defeat on 2009 champions Wolfsburg.
Augsburg's win tightens things at the foot of the table with four points now separating the bottom six sides. Mid-table Nuremberg enjoyed a 1-0 win over Kaiserslautern, while Hoffenheim were held to a 1-1 draw by Freiburg.
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
1. FC Köln - Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-3 (0-1)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
1. FC Nürnberg - 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1-0 (1-0)
1899 Hoffenheim - SC Freiburg 1-1 (1-0)
FC Augsburg - VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 (0-0)
Borussia Dortmund - Schalke 04 2-0 (1-0)
Hertha BSC Berlin - Bayer Leverkusen 3-3 (2-1)
The match on Saturday (6.30 pm cet):
Hannover 96 - Hamburger SV 1-1 (0-0)
The match on Sunday (3.30 pm cet):
Werder Bremen - VfB Stuttgart 2-0 (0-0)
The match on Sunday (5.30 pm cet):
FSV Mainz 05 - Bayern München 3-2 (1-0)
