On Saturday, the clubs considered favorites in the third round of the German "Bundesliga" championship celebrated victories in the matches.
The defending champions, Borussia Dortmund players, defeated Nurnberg 2-0 in front of their own fans and recorded their second victory in the tournament table.
Bayern Munich easily won three points at home, crushing the weak-looking Hamburger team 5-0.
An 8-goal thriller in Bremen between the local club Werder and Freiburg ended with a 5-3 triumph for the hosts.
Results:
"Augsburg" 0 - 2 "Hoffenheim" 5' [0 - 1] R. Babel 75' [0 - 2] S. Salihovic (from the penalty spot) 58' S. Molders ("Augsburg") missed a penalty
Bayern Munich 5 - 0 Hamburger 13' [1 - 0] D.v. Buyten 17' [2 - 0] F. Ribery 34' [3 - 0] A. Robben 57' [4 - 0] M. Gomez 80' [5 - 0] I. Olic
Dortmund Borussia 2 - 0 Nurnberg 50' [1 - 0] R. Lewandowski 80' [2 - 0] K. Grosskreutz
"Stuttgart" 0 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen 28' [0 - 1] S. Kiessling 90' K. Boulahrouz ("Stuttgart") sent off
Werder Bremen 5 - 3 Freiburg 7' [0 - 1] P. Cisse 30' [1 - 1] C. Fritz 34' [2 - 1] C. Pizarro 48' [2 - 2] P. Cisse 65' [3 - 2] M. Arnautovic 84' [3 - 3] S. Reisinger 86' [4 - 3] A. Hunt (from the penalty spot) 90' [5 - 3] Wesley
"Koln" 1 - 1 Kaiserslautern 17' [0 - 1] I. Ilicevic 19' [1 - 1] M. Jajalo