Bayern Munich midfielder Mario Goetze scored twice to help the leaders beat struggling Hamburg 4-1 yesterday and bounce back in style from their 4-0 demolition by Real Madrid in midweek.

It took a long time for the Bundesliga champions to get started with Bayern needing more than half an hour to carve out their first chance against the battling hosts.

That was, however, all Goetze needed to score after he played a quick one-two with Arjen Robben, charged into the box and slotted in for the lead in the 32nd minute.

The Germany international, who was not in the starting line-up in their Champions League defeat to the Spaniards, played a part in the second goal early in the second half with Thomas Mueller getting the last touch.

Goetze struck again in the 70th minute, rifling in from a Mueller header.

Hakan Calhanoglu pulled one back for the hosts with a low drive from 18 metres in the 72nd but substitute Claudio Pizarro quickly restored order with a bicycle kick three minutes later.

Bayern were left with ten men when defender Jerome Boateng was sent off for headbutting Hamburg’s Kerem Demirbay

The result leaves Hamburg anchored in the relegation play-off spot with one game left.

Former European champions Hamburg, who are the only team never to have played in the second division since the creation of the Bundesliga in 1963, have 27 points in 16th place with Nuremberg, who lost 2-0 to Hanover, on 26.

Eintracht Braunschweig lost 1-0 at Augsburg thanks to a stoppage time chip by Raul Bobadilla to remain in last place.

Schalke took a big step towards securing automatic qualification to the Champions League, easing past Freiburg 2-0 with goals from defender Kaan Ayhan and forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to move up to 61 points, three ahead of Bayer Leverkusen in fourth.

Borussia Dortmund, who have long secured a second spot finish, edged past Hoffenheim 3-2 but with Robert Lewandowski, moving to rivals Bayern next season, failing to score in his last home game.

Stuttgart conceded a stoppage time Ivica Olic goal to lose 2-1 to Wolfsburg but still secured another year in the top division, staying five points away from the play-off spot.

Wolfsburg moved to within a point of Bayer Leverkusen in the table and can now challenge for a Champions League qualifying round spot and a fourth place finish.

Results
B. Dortmund vs Hoffenheim - 3-2
B. M’gladbach vs Mainz - 3-1
Braunschweig vs Augsburg - 0-1
E. Frankfurt vs B. Leverkusen - 0-2
Freiburg vs Schalke 04 - 0-2
Hamburg vs B. Munich - 1-4
Nuremberg vs Hanover - 0-2
Stuttgart vs Wolfsburg - 1-2
W. Bremen vs H. Berlin - 2-0

  P W D L F A Pts
B. Munich 33 28 3 2 93 23 87
B. Dortmund 33 21 5 7 76 38 68
Schalke 04 33 18 7 8 59 42 61
B. Leverkusen 33 18 4 11 58 40 58
Wolfsburg 33 17 6 10 60 49 57
B. Mgladbach 33 16 7 10 58 40 55
Mainz 33 15 5 13 49 52 50
Augsburg 33 14 7 12 45 46 49
Hoffenheim 33 10 11 12 69 69 41
H. Berlin 33 11 8 14 40 44 41
Hanover 33 11 6 16 43 57 39
W. Bremen 33 10 9 14 41 64 39
E. Frankfurt 33 9 9 15 39 55 36
Freiburg 33 9 9 15 41 58 36
Stuttgart 33 8 8 17 49 61 32
Hamburg 33 7 6 20 49 72 27
Nuremberg 33 5 11 17 36 66 26
Braunschweig 33 6 7 20 28 57 25

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