Bayern Munich maintain unbeaten lead in Bundesliga
Bavarian club Bayern thrash Werder Bremen 6-0 in eighth week of Germany's top football division
ANKARA
The eighth week of Germany's top league, the Bundesliga, ended on Sunday.
Reigning champions Bayern Munich maintained their lead after hammering Werder Bremen 6-0 on Saturday at the Allianz Arena. Home team Bayern finished the job early by taking a 4-0 lead in the first half.
Bayern skipper, Philipp Lahm, and his fellow teammate Mario Gotze each scored twice; with the other goals being scored by Thomas Muller, from the penalty spot, and Spanish box-to-box midfielder, Xabi Alonso.
At the other end of the table, Borussia Dortmund's poor form continued unabated. The Black and Yellows upset their fans, again, by losing to Koln 2-1 in an away match on Saturday.
Koln took the lead through their German defensive midfielder Kevin Vogt, but away team Borussia Dortmund's striker, Ciro Immobile, duly responded.
Koln striker Simon Zoller, however, had the final word of the game with 16 minutes to go and made it 2-1.
This week's results are as follows:
Bayern Munich 6-0 Werder Bremen
Mainz 05 2-1 Augsburg
Hannover 96 0-3 Borussia Monchengladbach
Freiburg 1-2 Wolfsburg
Stuttgart 3-3 Bayer Leverkusen
Koln 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
Schalke 04 2-0 Hertha Berlin
Hamburg 1-1 Hoffenheim
Paderborn 3-1 Eintrach Frankfurt
Current standings in the Bundesliga:
| Rank | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 20 |
| 2 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Mainz 05 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Hoffenheim | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Wolfsburg | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Paderborn | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Schalke 04 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 10 |
| 11 | Koln | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Hertha Berlin | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 8 |
| 14 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 6 |
| 16 | Hamburg | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
| 17 | Freiburg | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 5 |
| 18 | Werder Bremen | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 4 |
Top scorers:
Mario Gotze (Bayern Munich) 6 goals
Max Kruse (Borussia Monchengladbach), Alexander Meier (Eintracht Frankfurt) and Shinji Okazaki (Mainz 05) 5 goals
Upcoming week's Bundesliga fixtures:
Friday
Werder Bremen v Koln
Saturday
Eintracht Frankfurt v Stuttgart
Augsburg v Freiburg
Hoffenheim v Paderborn
Hertha Berlin v Hamburg
Borussia Dortmund v Hannover 96
Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04
Sunday
Wolfsburg v Mainz 05
Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayern Munich
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