Superb Sane strike fires Bayern back to Bundesliga summit

A long-range Leroy Sane strike fired Bayern Munich back to the top of the Bundesliga table on Saturday after the defending champions were briefly overtaken by Borussia Dortmund.

Sane's goal sealed a 1-0 victory over strugglers Arminia Bielefeld, who kept Bayern at bay for the opening 70 minutes at the Allianz Arena.

It was another surprisingly difficult domestic outing for Julian Nagelsmann's men after last week's shock home loss to Augsburg.

But Sane netted for the ninth time this season as Bayern, chasing a 10th straight Bundesliga title, restored their one-point advantage over Dortmund.

Bielefeld remain second-bottom in the table, four points from safety.

Miraculous Haaland scores upon return to the pitch a whole month earlier than expected

Dortmund had earlier gone top with a 3-1 win at Wolfsburg when Erling Haaland scored on his return from injury.

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BUNDESLIGA - ROUND 13

Friday

Stuttgart - Mainz 2-1 (1-1)

/Ito 21, Sosa 51 - Hack 38/

Saturday

Greuther Firth - Hoffenheim 3-6 (1-2)

/Lewelling 22, Tillman 46, Hrgota 67 - Bebou 32, 62, 80, Rutter 40, 57, Meyerhofer 66 og/

Bochum - Freiburg 2-1 (0-0)

/Polter 54, Pantovic 82 - Lienhart 51/

Koln - M'gladbach 4-1 (0-0)

/Ljubicic 55, Uth 77, Duda 78, Andersson 90+3 - Hofmann 74/

Hertha - Augsburg 1-1 (1-0)

/Richter 40 - Gregoritsch 90+7/

Wolfsburg - Dortmund 1-3 (1-1)

/Weghorst 3 - Can 35 pen, Malen 55, Haaland 80/

Bayern Munich - Bielefeld 1-0 (0-0)

/Sane 71/

Sunday

17:30: (2.35) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.35) Union Berlin (3.30)

19:30: (1.95) RB Leipzig (3.70) Leverkusen (4.10)