Late goals in quick succession by Robert Lewandowski gave defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich their second win in as many games this season, 2-0 at Werder Bremen on Saturday. Bremen's last win over Bayern was in 2006, but the hosts held their star-studded opponents until the 72nd minute when Lewandowski first struck.
The Poland hot-shot audaciously flicked Kingsley Coman's low cross into the net with his heel before doubling the damage by firing through the legs of defender Robert Bauer and Bremen goalkeeper Jiri Pavlenka on 75 minutes. Thomas Mueller's decoy run opened up the Bremen defence for Lewandowski, who seized the chance for a third goal in two league games.
Hamburg have also won their opening two games after a 3-1 victory at Cologne on Friday. Borussia Dortmund chase a second win in as many outings when they host Hertha Berlin on Saturday evening. Elsewhere, Wolfsburg enjoyed a 1-0 victory at Eintracht Frankfurt with Daniel Didavi scoring their first-half winner. Frankfurt's Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng was denied a penalty after being fouled in the area, with the video assistant referee ruling he was offside.
After losing their Champions League play-off at Liverpool on Wednesday, Hoffenheim fought back twice to claim a 2-2 draw at Bayer Leverkusen. A 4-2 defeat at Anfield means Hoffenheim will play in the Europa League group stage this season. They fell behind at Leverkusen after Brazilian left-back Wendell put the hosts ahead with a penalty on 33 minutes at the BayArena.
Hoffenheim equalised when striker Andrej Kramaric fired home just after the restart, but the scores were level for two minutes. Germany winger Karim Bellarabi slotted home from 12 metres to put Leverkusen 2-1 ahead before Kerem Demirbay's cross was met by Mark Uth, whose shot went in off the underside of the crossbar on 70 minutes.
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