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Bundesliga round-up: Bayern held by Schalke as Dortmund beat Leipzig

during the Bundesliga match between Bayern Muenchen and Werder Bremen at Allianz Arena on August 26, 2016 in Munich, Germany.
Image: Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich saw their winning run come to an end as Schalke battled to a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich saw their winning run come to an end as Schalke battled to a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena.

Robert Lewandowski fired Bayern in front after just nine minutes, which seemed to set them up for what would have been a ninth straight victory in all competitions.

However, the home side could only defend their advantage for four minutes as Arturo Vidal brought down Guido Burgstaller 20 yards out and Brazilian defender Naldo cracked in the free-kick.

Philipp Lahm made his 500th competitive appearance for Bayern when coming on as a 77th-minute substitute and could have seen his team secure a late winner, but Javi Martinez shot wide at the far post.

Bayern, though, actually extended their advantage over RB Leipzig to four points after their title rivals went down 1-0 at Borussia Dortmund, who move up to third.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted the only goal on 35 minutes when the Gabon forward, who came back after the hosts' early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations, headed in after a thrilling run and cross from winger Ousmane Dembele.

Dortmund could have further pressed home their advantage in the second half, with Aubameyang and Marco Reus both failing to make the most of good chances.

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Image: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored Dortmund's only goal of the game

Hoffenheim are alongside Dortmund on 34 points after they beat Mainz 4-0 at the Rhein-Neckar-Arena.

Mark Uth volleyed the home side into an early lead in the fourth minute, but it was not until late on when Hoffenheim finally made sure of the result.

Substitute Marco Terrazzino added a second with nine minutes left, before Adam Szalai's late brace added a gloss to the final scoreline.

Hertha Berlin saw off Ingolstadt 1-0 at the Olympiastadion, where the game's only goal came inside the first two minutes through Genki Haraguchi.

Cologne also kept up their top-six challenge with a 1-0 win over Wolfsburg thanks to a late penalty from Anthony Modeste.

Borussia Monchengladbach continued their unbeaten run under new coach Dieter Hecking with a 3-0 victory over Freiburg.

Captain Lars Stindl broke the deadlock on 73 minutes when his shot went in off the post, before Brazilian frontman Raffael doubled the lead from close range five minutes later and substitute Patrick Herrmann added a third in injury time.

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