Nuri Sahin and Shinji Kagawa scored the goals for the Westphalians, who deserved the win which took them six points clear of their next opponents and local rivals Schalke, who have yet to get off the mark this season.

Werder Bremen made it five seasons without defeat at the Allianz Arena as they held Bayern Munich to a goalless draw in this evening's encounter.

The defending champions struggled to break down Thomas Schaaf's side and risked losing the game on several occasions.

The result left both sides locked on four points after three games of the new season.

Leaders Hoffenheim made it three wins from three with a well-deserved 2-0 victory over struggling big-spenders Schalke last night.

Hamburg and Hannover, who also headed into today with two wins from two, stumbled to draws to slip two points behind Hoffenheim.

Second-placed Hamburg dropped points for the first time this season as an 81st-minute Javier Pinola penalty saw them held 1-1 at home by Nurnberg.

The hosts had taken the lead when their Holland defender Joris Mathijsen scored from close range on the hour mark.

Patrick Helmes grabbed a last-gasp equaliser for Bayer Leverkusen as 10-man Hannover relinquished their 100% record in a 2-2 draw.

Didier Konan put the third-spotted hosts ahead after 20 minutes and they remained in the ascendancy at the interval despite the 36th-minute dismissal of Emanuel Pogatetz for a second yellow card.

Hannover even went ahead five minutes after the break through Mohamed Abdellaoue, but substitute Eren Derdiyok pulled one back for Leverkusen just after the hour and Helmes' free-kick secured a dramatic point in the 90th minute.

Borussia Monchengladbach came crashing down to earth from the euphoria of their emphatic win in their last Bundesliga outing as Eintracht Frankfurt romped to a 4-0 win at Borussia-Park.

Gladbach hammered Bayer Leverkusen 6-3 in their last match before the international break but could not replicate that form on home turf today as a Theofanis Gekas brace and further strikes by Benjamin Kohler and Patrick Ochs brought Frankfurt their first win since April 3.

Freiburg hit back from a goal down to triumph 2-1 against strugglers Stuttgart with goals in the second half from Papiss Demba Cisse and Julian Schuster.

Pavel Pogrebnyak had given Stuttgart the lead in the first half but Cisse and Schuster ensured the home side took all three points.