Flying Dutchman Arjen Robben celebrated his Bayern Munich debut in sensational style yesterday when his two second-half goals sealed a 3-0 win over defending Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg.

Having only signed a four-year deal with the German giants having left Real Madrid on Friday, the Dutch star came on just after half-time and made an early impact when fellow second-half substitute Franck Ribery put him clear on 68 minutes.

Robben beat Wolfsburg defender Andrea Barzagli to curl his shot wide of goalkeeper Diego Benaglio. Ribery set up Robben again on 80 minutes as the defending champions were comprehensively out-played.

Robben, who cost Bayern 26 million euros, and Ribery gave their club its first win of the season in four attempts after Bayern were humiliated 2-1 at minnows Mainz last week.

The victory at Bayern's Allianz Arena lifts the Bavarians up from 16th to seventh and eases the pressure on coach Louis van Gaal who took over in July.

The win was also sweet revenge after Wolfsburg humbled Bayern 5-1 last April.

Bayern went ahead in the first half when midfielder Hamit Altintop smashed his shot at Benaglio, who parried the ball into the path of Germany striker Mario Gomez who fired home on 28 minutes.

The defeat leaves Wolfsburg sixth after their second consecutive defeat while Bayer Leverkusen stay top thanks to Germany-reject Steffan Kiessling hitting a second-half winner to seal a 2-1 win over Bochum.

Germany coach Joachim Loew has found no place for Kiessling in his squad for next Saturday's friendly against South Africa or the World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan on September 9, but the Leverkusen star responded in style.

His 68th-minute strike was enough to give his side the win which puts them three points above second-placed Hamburg, who play Cologne today when Hertha Berlin also host Werder Bremen.

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