Rampant Bayern five points clear

Looking to beat its own record of seven straight wins from the season's outset, its emphasised its current superiority in German football with Mario Mandzukic and Luiz Gustavo giving it a two-goal advantage at half-time.

Thomas Muller added two more for the record German champion and Rafinha rounded off the comprehensive victory in the 87th minute of a one-sided game.

Defending champion Borussia Dortmund slipped further behind rampant Bayern after it was stunned 2-1 by Schalke in the Revier derby.

Ibrahim Afellay and Marco Hoger scored the goals for Huub Stevens' side, who emerged triumphant in the 141st derby encounter between the two sides, with Poland striker Robert Lewandowski's effort proving scant consolation.

Fourth-placed Dortmund is now 12 points adrift of Bayern as well as five behind Schalke in third place and its grip on its title already appears to be slipping after just eight games.

Eintracht Frankfurt bounced back from its first defeat of the season to see off Hannover 3-1 and remains five points adrift of Bayern in second.

The host was defeated by Borussia Monchengladbach before the international break but looked firmly on course to return to winning ways after Karim Matmour and Sebastian Jung put it 2-0 ahead.

Although Mohammed Abdellaoue pulled a goal back for Hannover shortly before the break, Alexander Meier made the points safe for Eintracht with eight minutes to go.

Gonzalo Castro's 87th-minute strike rescued a 2-2 draw for Bayer Leverkusen at home to Mainz.

Stefan Kiessling put Leverkusen ahead just before half-time but Adam Szalai and Marcel Risse turned the game on its head before Castro struck late on to ensure the points were shared.

Daniel Caligiuri's strike five minutes before the interval and Julian Schuster's goal in the 84th-minute goal gave Freiburg its first win on the road at rock-bottom Wolfsburg, who suffered its fourth successive defeat.