Bayern Munich survived a scare at Wolfsburg to end its winless streak with a 3-1 victory, and league leader Borussia Dortmund continued to impress with a 4-0 win at Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Robert Lewandowski helped Bayern end its four-game run without a win across all competitions with two goals and an assist against his favorite league rival.
The Poland striker broke the deadlock on the half-hour mark with a clinical finish and then claimed his 18th goal in 16 appearances against Wolfsburg early in the second half. Brazilian defender William played him in with an attempted back-pass to Koen Casteels and Lewandowski needed no further invitation to pounce.
But Wolfsburg was given hope when Arjen Robben was sent off with his second yellow card in the 57th for a foul on Elvis Rexhbecaj. His first came before the break for diving.
Dutch forward Wout Weghorst scored minutes later but James Rodriguez restored the visitors' two-goal cushion off an assist from Lewandowski shortly after.
The win eases some of the pressure on Bayern, which lashed out against unfavorable media coverage in a news conference on Friday.
