Last season’s Bundesliga top scorer Robert Lewandowski scored his first competitive goal for new club Bayern Munich but the champions had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Schalke 04 yesterday.

Despite having new signing Xabi Alonso in the Bayern team 24 hours after he joined on a two-year deal from Real Madrid, they looked far from their best as Schalke got their first point to snap a two-game losing run with a gutsy second-half performance.

Lewandowski opened his account when he flicked in a pass from Sebastian Rode in the 10th minute as Bayern dominated.

The visitors, despite missing half a dozen players through injury, overran their opponents in the first half with World Cup winner Alonso, who had more touches than any other Bayern player, confidently dictating their game from the back.

However, Bayern took their foot off the gas in the second half, with Schalke pressing higher and earning a deserved equaliser when captain Benedikt Hoewedes bundled the ball over the line to leave Bayern with four points from two games.

Bayer Leverkusen are top on six points after conceding an own goal and twice coming from behind to beat Hertha Berlin 4-2 and make it two wins out of two games.

It was a terrible afternoon for former Euro champions Hamburg SV, who were crushed 3-0 at home by newcomers Paderborn and are still looking for their first win.

Another promoted side Cologne also enjoyed the afternoon by snatching a 2-0 win at Stuttgart while Wolfsburg and Frankfurt shared the points in a 2-2 draw.

Results

Played yesterday
B. Leverkusen vs H. Berlin - 4-2
Hamburg vs Paderborn - 0-3
Stuttgart vs Cologne - 0-2
Wolfsburg vs E. Frankfurt - 2-2
W. Bremen vs Hoffenheim - 1-1
Schalke vs B. Munich - 1-1

Playing today
Mainz vs Hanover - 15.30
Freiburg vs B. M’gladbach - 17.30

Standings: B. Leverkusen 6; Paderborn; Hoffenheim, Cologne, E. Frankfurt, B. Munich 4; Hanover, B. Dortmund 3; W. Bremen 2; Mainz, B. M’gladbach, Wolfsburg, Schalke, H. Berlin, Stuttgart, Hamburg 1; Freiburg, Augsburg 0.