Bundesliga wrap: Robben inspires Bayern, three in a row for Nurnberg

Arjen Robben fired a brace as Bayern Munich jumped back into third place on the Bundesliga table with a 4-0 thrashing of Hoffenheim on Saturday.

Bayern went ahead in just the second minute at the Allianz Arena via Mario Gomez, before Thomas Muller doubled their lead on the quarter-hour mark.

Robben’s double in the second half – in the 63rd and 81st minutes, the latter of which was an unstoppable curling shot into the top corner – topped off the victory, which takes Louis van Gaal’s side into the top three ahead of Mainz and Hannover, who are both in action on Sunday.

Bayern are still 12 points behind league leaders Borussia Dortmund.

Bayer Leverkusen consolidated second spot on the table with a 3-0 away win over Eintracht Frankfurt, with Simon Rolfes, Renbato Augusto and Hanno Balitsch all finding the back of the net.

Nurnberg won their third consecutive league affair when they beat relegation-threatened Stuttgart 4-1.

Hamburg climbed back onto the winners’ list with a 1-0 triumph over Wolfsburg, courtesy of a Mladen Petric spot kick.

St Pauli moved clear of the drop zone with a 3-1 win over cellar dwellers Borussia Monchengladbach.

The bottom side hit the lead after nine minutes through Igor De Camargo, but the game changed when Monchengladbach were reduced to 10 men following De Camargo’s dismissal.

St Pauli equalised through Max Kruse, before Gerald Asamoah and Matthias Lehmann sealed the result with goals in the second half.

Schalke inflicted Freiburg with their first loss in eight league games with a 1-0 result, courtesy of a Jefferson Farfan goal.

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