Bayern back on track

Bayern Munich striker Ivica Olic (L) heads home to complete an emphatic 5-0 win over Hamburg during their Bundesliga encounter in Munich on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Dutch star Arjen Robben produced another eye-catching performance on Saturday as Bayern Munich hammered Hamburg 5-0 while champions Borussia Dortmund earned a 2-0 victory over Nuremberg.
Having orchestrated Bayern's home win over FC Zurich in a Champions League qualifier on Wednesday, Robben ran the opposition ragged and scored as the Bavarian giants dismantled Hamburg at Munich's Allianz Arena.
"When everyone is fit we could score more goals, we were very disciplined," said Robben, who came off on 66 minutes with his side 4-0 up as he recovers from a back injury.
Bayern are up to second in the table behind surprise early leaders Borussia Moenchengladbach after racing into a 2-0 lead inside 17 minutes.
First towering Belgium defender Daniel van Buyten buried his header from a Robben free-kick on 13 minutes and then French winger Franck Ribery danced around defenders to score the second.
Having already torn huge holes in the Hamburg defence, Robben made it 3-0 on 34 minutes when he beat two defenders and chipped Hamburg goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny.
A deft back-heel from Thomas Mueller allowed Mario Gomez to fire home on 56 minutes before substitute Ivica Olic's header on 80 minutes sealed the rout.
Having suffered a shock defeat at Hoffenheim last week, champions Dortmund enjoyed a hard-fought win at home to Nuremberg.
A well-timed pass from Germany star Mario Goetze on 50 minutes found Poland striker Robert Lewandowski in the heart of the penalty area and he fired home before Germany winger Kevin Grosskreutz added the second, 10 minutes from time.
Last season's runners-up Leverkusen had a 1-0 win at 10-man Stuttgart, who had Holland defender Khalid Boulahrouz sent off for insulting the referee with time almost up.
The visitors took the lead when midfielder Michal Kadlec fired in a shot on 28 minutes which goalkeeper Sven Ulreich could only block with Stefan Kiessling waiting to stab the ball into the net.
Werder Bremen earned a dramatic 5-3 win at home to Freiburg as Papiss Cisse scored twice for the guests, but ended on the losing team after midfielder Aaron Hunt netted an 86th-minute penalty and Wesley scored in added time.
Newly-promoted Augsburg are still looking for their first ever Bundesliga win after they lost 2-0 at Hoffenheim, while the guests picked up their second straight win.
RESULTS
Werder Bremen 5 (Fritz 30, Pizarro 34, Arnautovic 65, Hunt 87-pen, Wesley 90+3) Freiburg 3 (Cisse 7, 48, Reisinger 84)
Bayern Munich 5 (van Buyten 13, Ribery 17, Robben 34, Gomez 56, Olic 80) Hamburg 0
Borussia Dortmund 2 (Lewandowski 50, Grosskreutz 80) Nuremberg 0
VfB Stuttgart 0 Bayer Leverkusen 1 (Kiessling 28)
Augsburg 0 Hoffenheim 2
(Babel 5, Salihovic 75-pen)
FC Cologne 1 (Jajalo 19)
Kaiserslautern 1 (Ilicevic 17)