Frankfurt stumble

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FC Bayern and Bayer Leverkusen have both won their scheduled home games in the German Bundesliga. ÖFB kicker Mathias Honsak scored in Bayern's 4-2 win to make it 1-1 at the interval.

Munich, who are top of the table, beat Heidenheim 4-2 on Saturday to extend their lead over second-placed Frankfurt to six points. The defending champions, who are still seven points behind the record champions, also took all three points with a 2-1 win against St. Pauli.

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Frankfurt were unable to do better than a 2-2 draw against Augsburg. RB Leipzig follow in fourth place, ending their negative run of four league games without a win with a 2-0 win at newcomers Holstein Kiel. VfL Bochum remain bottom of the table, with just two points following their 1-0 draw against Werder Bremen.

Musiala as Munich's match-winner
Four days after the Cup defeat to Leverkusen (0:1), Jamal Musiala spared Bayern a nail-biter. After former Austria U21 player Mathias Honsak (50) had equalized for the visitors after a misplaced back pass from Dayot Upamecano, the substitute German international struck for the first time five minutes later. Leon Goretzka's 3:1 (84') did not give Bayern any security either, and Niklas Dorsch (85') brought Heidenheim back within one. Musiala (91) made everything clear in stoppage time on the counter-attack.

Florian Wirtz (6) and Jonathan Tah (21) had already scored for Leverkusen in the first half hour. Coach Xabi Alonso's side then lacked the dominance they had initially shown in the second half. Morgan Guilavogui (84') scored for St. Pauli and gave the champions a nervous final few minutes. However, three days before the Champions League match against Inter Milan, Bayer were not to be denied the victory.

Leipzig with first league win since the end of October
Leipzig recorded their first league treble after four consecutive games without a win. Benjamin Sesko (27) and Andre Silva from the penalty spot (69) scored for the visitors in Kiel. The newly-promoted side were more courageous after the break, but were unable to get the final goal. Nicolas Seiwald played in central defense for Leipzig, as he did in the Cup. Christoph Baumgartner was on the pitch for almost the entire match, while Xaver Schlager was substituted after just over an hour.