Philippe Coutinho starred for Bayern Munich as the side ended its two-game losing run in the league with an impressive 6-1 win over Werder Bremen.
Robert Lewandowski scored two and substitute Thomas Müller grabbed the other as Bayern bounced back from successive 2-1 defeats to Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen.
The Bavarian club ended a run of two league losses with a 3-1 win over Tottenham in the Champions League on Wednesday, but has few options ahead of three Bundesliga games in a week.
Kingsley Coman, Thomas Muller and Philippe Coutinho scored for Bayern Munich while Ryan Sessegnon scored for Tottenham Hotspur.
Left-back Ramy Bensebaini scored both goals for Gladbach, which last won the title in 1977. Bensebaini headed in a corner to draw Gladbach level after Ivan Perisic's volley for Bayern, and then scored the decisive penalty in added time.
Borussia Mönchengladbach is trying to turn back the clock to the 1970s. That was the decade when Gladbach was an unstoppable force in what was then West German soccer, winning five league titles, including three in a row.
Lewandowski had extended a contract at Bayern until June 2023 before the 2019/2020 season
Bayer Leverkusen edged past Bayern Munich in a thrilling 2-1 win on Saturday, while a 10-man Dortmund side held on to their lead against Hertha Berlin.
Robert Lewandowski scored four goals in 15 minutes as Bayern Munich cruised to a 6-0 win to win the group in the Champions League.
Bayern Munich routed Fortuna Dusseldorf 4-0 away, while Gladbach lost at promoted Union Berlin 2-0.
Bayern Munich stayed perfect under interim coach Hansi Flick with three wins in three games as it beat Fortuna Düsseldorf 4-0
Robert Lewandowski stretched his Bundesliga record by scoring in each of the opening 11 games this season as Dortmund suffered another heavy defeat to Bayern.
Kovac, who coached Frankfurt to a German Cup win over Bayern in 2018, saw his former side end its 16-game winless run against the Bavarian powerhouse.
Robert Lewandowski became the first player in the league to score in each of the opening nine games as Bayern Munich went top with a 2-1 win over Union Berlin.
The seven-time defending champion was stunned when Augsburg's Marco Richter scored in the first minute after a one-two with Rani Khedira.
Days after an incredible 7-2 win over Tottenham in the Champions League, Bayern Munich faced a stunning 1-2 defeat to Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.
Bayern Munich humiliated Tottenham Hotspur 7-2 while Real Madrid came back from 0-2 down to earn a 2-2 draw against Club Brugge in the Champions League.
Lewandowski grabbed the first two goals to take his league-leading tally to nine in five games.
Kingsley Coman, Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller scored for Bayern Munich as they made light work of Red Star Belgrade in their Champions League opener.
Paco Alcacer, Raphael Guerreiro and Marco Reus were on the scoresheet for Borussia Dortmund as they prepared for their clash against Barcelona in style.
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