It could get uncommonly tight at the top of the Bundesliga table after a misfiring Bayern Munich managed a single point on a Saturday with wins from several top half contenders in Germany.
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Hamburg 2-5 Borussia Dortmund
BVB is within six points of Bayern after thumping Hamburg behind the power of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who replied loudly after being suspended midweek for being late to training.
The Gabon national team star had four goals by the 48th minute, with USMNT teen Christian Pulisic assisting the fourth. Ousmane Dembele scored Dortmund’s other goal.
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Bayern Munich 1-1 Hoffenheim
Both goals came off the visitors, as Bayern was misfiring after a midweek win in the UEFA Champions League. Bayern had a 21-5 advantage in shots and completed 280 more passes than the visitors, but Hoffenheim remains in the Top Four with 20 points.
Freiburg 0-3 Wolfsburg
The Breisgau-Brasilianer are no longer unbeaten in Bundesliga play after Mario Gomez bookended halftime with goals and Ricardo Rodriguez iced the game with a late penalty. The win pulls Wolfsburg out of the Bottom Three.
Elsewhere
Hertha Berlin 3-0 Borussia Monchengladbach — Friday
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Koln — Gacinovic your goal scorer
Ingolstadt 0-2 Augsburg — Both goals scored after 84′
Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 Darmstadt — Aranguiz grabs winner
RB Leipzig vs. Mainz — 9:30 a.m. ET Sunday
Schalke vs. Werder Bremen — 11:30 a.m. ET Sunday
Standings |
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Home | Away | PTS |
| Bayern Munich | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 4-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 24 |
| RB Leipzig | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 3-1-0 | 3-2-0 | 21 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3-2-0 | 2-3-0 | 20 |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5-0-0 | 1-2-2 | 20 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 3-2-0 | 2-1-2 | 18 |
| 1. FC Köln | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4-1-0 | 1-2-2 | 18 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3-2-0 | 2-1-2 | 18 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3-1-1 | 2-0-3 | 16 |
| SC Freiburg | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 4-0-1 | 1-0-4 | 15 |
| FSV Mainz 05 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2-1-1 | 2-1-2 | 14 |
| Mönchengladbach | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 3-2-0 | 0-1-4 | 12 |
| FC Augsburg | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 1-1-3 | 2-1-2 | 11 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 0-2-3 | 2-1-2 | 9 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 2-0-2 | 0-2-3 | 8 |
| Darmstadt | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 2-2-1 | 0-0-5 | 8 |
| Werder Bremen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 2-0-3 | 0-1-3 | 7 |
| FC Ingolstadt 04 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 0-1-4 | 0-1-4 | 2 |
| Hamburger SV | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 23 | -19 | 0-1-4 | 0-1-4 | 2 |