Leverkusen have lost what won them last season's Bundesliga
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Julien Laurens' top-10 shirts (3:06)
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Source: Madrid step up pursuit of Florian Wirtz
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Upamecano understands France-Israel fan angst
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Man City's slump, Real Madrid lose Militao, Chelsea-Arsenal fallout, more
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Up is down in the Premier League as Man City struggle and Man United look good
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Yannick Gerhardt slots in the goal for VfL Wolfsburg (0:45)
Omar Marmoush strikes an absolutely perfect free-kick goal vs. VfB Stuttgart (1:08)
Oliver Baumann makes a great save (0:14)
Franck Honorat hits the woodwork (0:36)
Musiala stunner sees Bayern edge St. Pauli
Bayern Munich earned a nervous 1-0 win at St Pauli thanks to a sensational strike fromJamal Musiala to stay unbeaten and open a six-point lead atop the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Transfer rumors, news: Barcelona to battle Madrid for Davies
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Ten-man Dortmund slump to 3-1 loss at Mainz
Borussia Dortmund slumped to a 3-1 loss at Mainz 05 on Saturday, a fourth consecutive defeat on the road in the Bundesliga this season which left them seventh in the standings.
Moreno predicts a 'runaway' Bundesliga title for Bayern Munich (1:03)
Leverkusen denied win by late Bochum strike
Koji Miyoshi scored an 89th minute goal to give strugglers VfL Bochum a 1-1 draw against visiting champions Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Werder Bremen snatch last-gasp win vs. Holstein Kiel (1:04)
Paul Nebel gets on the scoresheet for Mainz (1:09)
Jamal Musiala scores a brilliant goal from outside the box (0:57)
Patrik Schick finds the back of the net for Bayer Leverkusen (1:00)
Noah Atubolu makes a great save (0:26)
Bundesliga Standings
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | +26 | 26 |
| RB Leipzig | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +10 | 21 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +10 | 20 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | +5 | 17 |
| SC Freiburg | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 17 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 16 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| Werder Bremen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 15 |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 14 |
| Mainz | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 13 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 12 |
| FC Augsburg | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 12 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 9 |
| St. Pauli | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| Holstein Kiel | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -13 | 5 |
| VfL Bochum | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -20 | 2 |