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Bayern Munich hit four as Borussia Dortmund are beaten again

Bayern Munich stamped their authority on the Bundesliga with a 4-0 win over Hannover which cements their place at the top of the standings going into the international break.

Robert Lewandowski and Arjen Robben both grabbed braces in a match which was already over after 13 minutes.

By that time, Bayern already led 2-0 with a goal from the Pole and the Dutchman, who added another goal each for Pep Guardiola's side's fifth win in seven Bundesliga games this season.

Hamburg picked up their first victory of the season to pile the misery on Borussia Dortmund at the Westfalenstadion, where they have won only once this season.

Pierre-Michel Lasogga scored the northern Germany side's only second goal of the season, but that proved to be enough for the 1-0 win and all three points, lifting them off the foot of the table, above their rivals Werder Bremen.

Dortmund, so spectacular in Europe this season, slipped to within two points of the bottom three and a full 10 points behind league leaders Bayern after their latest disappointing result.

Karim Bellarabi celebrated his first Germany callup with a last-minute equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw for Bayer Leverkusen at home to Paderborn.

Paderborn looked to have snatched a memorable win when Moritz Stoppelkamp put them 2-1 ahead with three minutes remaining but Bellarabi, who on Thursday was called up by national team coach Joachim Low for the first time, levelled right at the death for Roger Schmidt's men.

Earlier, Suleyman Koc had given Paderborn a 20th-minute lead with Lars Bender drawing the sides level just before the break.

Hoffenheim moved up to second with a 2-1 win over Schalke, who followed up their midweek 1-1 Champions League draw with Maribor with a defeat which erases memories of their derby win over Dortmund a week ago.

Tarik Elyounoussi and Adam Szalai gave Hoffenheim a two-goal lead at the interval which could have been even greater had it not been for the heroics of goalkeeper Ralf Fahrmann.

After losing Joel Matip to a red card, Schalke did find a goal through Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, but they were unable to find an equaliser as they were left empty-handed at the Rhein-Neckar Arena.

Eintracht Frankfurt will spend Saturday night ahead of local rivals Mainz in fifth place thanks to a 3-2 win over Cologne at the Waldstadion.

Marcel Risse gave the guests the lead in the 15th minute, but Alexander Meier equalised with his first goal of the afternoon just before half-time.

His second came just after the break to put Frankfurt in front before Jonas Hector levelled. With 11 minutes remaining Cologne defender Kevin Wimmer put through his own net to give Frankfurt all three points.

Werder Bremen slumped to the bottom of the table as Freiburg turned up the heat on their former coach Robin Dutt by securing a 1-1 draw at the Weser Stadion.

Vladimir Darida put the visitors in front from the penalty spot in the ninth minute, with Franco Di Santo getting the hosts back on level terms just after the half-hour mark.

There were no further goals, with Bremen wasting the best chances as both sides remained without a win after seven games of the season.

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