Bundesliga (Week 8) : Bayern Munich defeats Dortmund 5-1
GERMANY, Oct. 4, 2015 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 8: 8 wins in a row for Bayern Munich. After their success against Hamburger SV, Hoffenheim, Bayer Leverkusen, Augsburg, Darmstadt 98, Wolfsburg and Mainz, the Bavarians continued their sensational form in the Bundesliga with a 5-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund this Sunday.
Thomas Müller and Robert Lewandowski scored dual goals
Bayern Munich dominated the first half thanks to goals from Müller ('26, '35 on penalty). Leading 2-1 at the break, the Bavarians further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Lewandowski '46, '58 and Götze '66).
Bayern Munich remains in first place with 24 points from 8 games, a 7-point lead over runner-up Borussia Dortmund.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of October 4, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 24 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Hertha Berlin | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | FC Köln | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | FC Ingolstadt | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Mainz | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Wolfsburg | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Darmstadt 98 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Mönchengladbach | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | Hoffenheim | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 5 |
| 17 | Hannover 96 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 5 |
| 18 | Stuttgart | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 4 |
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Overview
Bayern Munich
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Bayern Munich 5-0 Hamburger SV (14 Aug.)
- Previous game:Mainz 0-3 Bayern Munich (26 Sep.)
- Next game:Werder Bremen - Bayern Munich (17 Oct.)
Borussia Dortmund
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:FC Ingolstadt 0-4 Borussia Dortmund (23 Aug.)
- Previous game:Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Darmstadt 98 (27 Sep.)
- Next game:Mainz - Borussia Dortmund (16 Oct.)
- 4 October 2015
- 17:30
- Munich
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 24 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 17 |
| 3 |  Schalke 04 | 16 |
| 4 |  Hertha Berlin | 14 |
| 5 |  FC Köln | 14 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 2 October 2015 | ||||
 | Darmstadt 98 | 2-3 | Mainz |  |
| Saturday 3 October 2015 | ||||
 | FC Ingolstadt | 2-0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
 | Mönchengladbach | 2-0 | Wolfsburg |  |
 | Hannover 96 | 1-0 | Werder Bremen |  |
 | Hoffenheim | 2-2 | Stuttgart |  |
| Hertha Berlin | 3-0 | Hamburger SV |  |
| Sunday 4 October 2015 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 0-3 | FC Köln | |
| Bayern Munich | 5-1 | Borussia Dortmund | |
 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1-1 | Augsburg |  |