Bundesliga chasing pack stumble

Bundesliga leaders Bayer 04 Leverkusen did not play but emerged as the day's biggest winners after seeing nearest rivals Werder Bremen and Hamburger SV drop points against BV Borussia Dortmund and Hannover 96 respectively.

Štajner spot-kick
Leverkusen laid down a marker with a 4-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday and subsequently watched on as FC Bayern München and FC Schalke 04 shared a 1-1 draw on Saturday before Werder and Hamburg were held themselves on Sunday. Bruno Labbadia's side came closest to picking up a win, Marcell Jansen (15) and Eljero Elia (44) scoring either side of Didier Ya Konan's 26th-minute strike to give the visitors what looked to be a decisive lead. Jiří Štajner converted from the penalty spot two minutes from time, however, to earn Hannover a share of the spoils.

Barrious leveller
Bremen had also gone in front through Mesut Özil on 36 minutes but had to settle for a draw after Lucas Barrios found the net nine minutes after half-time. Hertha BSC Berlin remain bottom and winless in the league since the opening day following their 1-0 home defeat by 1. FC Köln, Milivoje Novakovič scoring his second goal – both winning ones – of the season on 79 minutes.