Werder Bremen stunned Bayer Leverkusen, while Bayern Munich were held at Hertha Berlin.
Werder smash Bayer, and Wolfsburg hammer Dortmund
Werder Bremen stunned Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich were held at Hertha Berlin, while Arminia Bielefeld ended a miserable run of form.
In Saturday's other fixtures, Wolfsburg hammered Borussia Dortmund, Schalke defeated Nurnberg and Karlsruhe drew against Hamburg.
Bayer Leverkusen were on a run of five consecutive league victories prior to their trip to the Wesser Stadion, however
Werder Bremen blew their fine form to pieces.
Tranquillo Barnetta handed the away side an early lead, but their joy was short lived as Ivan Klasnic (30) struck to level.
But Bremen turned on the style in the second period with goals from Ribas Diego (50), Clemens Fritz (58) and Markus Rosenburg 69.
Stefan Kiessling (79) did get one back for Bayer to make it 5-2, but it was scant consolation for the visitors.
Leaders
Bayern Munich endured a frustrating afternoon at
Hertha Berlin and had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Bayern remain top of the Bundesliga, however they only sit higher than second-placed Bremen courtesy of their superior goal difference.
Arminia Bielefeld headed into their game against
Stuttgart on a run of three consecutive losses, but goals from Jonas Kamper (79) and Artur Wichniarek (90) sealed a valuable victory,
Wolfsburg secured their first win in six games with a convincing 4-0 win over
Borussia Dortmund.
Marcel Schafer (8), Ricardo Costa (11), Christian Genter (59), and Edin Dzenko (78) were all on target for the home side.
Schalke claimed a 2-1 success against
Nurnberg after going ahead courtesy of a Gerlad Asamoah (14) strike and a Marco Engelhardt (35) own goal.
Nurnberg got one back through Angelos Charisteas (54), however Schalke hung on for the three points.
In
Karlsruhe's clash with
Hamburg, Christian Timm (46) put the home side in front, but a late effort from Ivica Olic (90) ensured the visitors secured a dramatic point.
Individual match summaries
Arminia Bielefeld 2 VfB Stuttgart 0
Hertha Berlin 0 Bayern Munich 0
Karlsruhe 1 Hamburg 1
Schalke 2 Nurnberg 1
Werder Bremen 5 Bayer Leverkusen 2
Wolfsburg 4 Borussia Dortmund 0
