Matchday 9 in pictures: Bayer Leverkusen turn on the style, Dortmund pegged back

Leverkusen had a big day when they visited Borussia Park on Saturday. Sven Bender (middle), Leon Bailey, Kevin Volland (far left), Julian Brandt (second from left) and Joel Pohjanpalo all found the back of the net as Leverkusen scored five goals in the second half. Fabian Johnson had given the Foals the lead after seven minutes, but Gladbach's early advantage counted for very little.

Julian Nagelsmann's Hoffenheim were looking for a win that would keep them in touch with the top three, but could only manage a draw at Wolfsburg. Maxi Arnold missed an early penalty for the hosts and Kerem Demirbay put Hoffenheim ahead from the spot with 17 minutes to play. But Hoffenheim were denied the win when an injury time header from Uduokhai ensured Wolfsburg's fifth successive draw.

Hertha Berlin still haven't won since September 20. Freiburg's Janik Haberer scored from the spot early in the second half after Christian Günter was taken out in the box. Hertha missed a penalty of their own as Salomon Kalou blazed it over the bar, but the Ivorian atoned for that with an 88th minute spot kick, salvaging a much-needed point.

The Bundesliga's bottom two sides are still without a win between them after a Sunday game high on tension but desperately low in quality. The struggles of both teams were summed up with five minutes to go when Sehrou Guirassy, who replaced Claudio Pizarro after he was injured in the warm up, managed to strike the ball backwards from two yards out with no goalkeeper to be seen.

Jupp Heynckes' perfect start to his return from retirement continued on Saturday as Bayern topped Hamburg. The Dinosaurs kept Heynckes' side at bay for most of the first half until Gideon Jung saw straight read for a challenge on Kingsley Coman. Corentin Tolisso (pictured) scored the only goal of the game as Bayern kept their third-straight clean sheet.

Dortmund blew a two goal lead in Frankfurt. Nuri Sahin put Peter Bosz's side in charge and Maximilian Philipp doubled the score shortly after the break. But Roman Bürki conceded a penalty after colliding clumsily with Ante Rebic, Sebastien Haller converted from the spot. Marius Wolf then scored the equalizer, the first goal of his professional career, before a thrilling finish.

Hannover returned to their winning ways as they completed a 2-1 comeback against Bundesliga surprise-package Augsburg. Michael Gregoritsch scored the opener after his shot deflected off Julian Korb, but Korb later redeemed himself by picking out Niclas Füllkrug from the right wing for the equalizer. Füllkrug also scored the winner just before the final whistle after Jonathas set him up.

RB Leipzig's October surge continued as they won their third game in a row. Marcel Sabitzer (right) scored the only goal of the game, finishing a curling effort after Timo Werner, who came through Stuttgart's academy, served him the ball. Stuttgart might have got a draw, but couldn't score. Both teams honored the recently deceased Thomas Albeck, who ran the academy system of both clubs.

Schalke started the matchday with a tough home win against Mainz, mainly thanks to another fine performance by Leon Goretzka. The Bochum youth player scored the first goal of the game before Guido Burgstaller poached a decisive second in the second half. Mainz huffed and puffed but were well short of the quality needed to challenge Schalke, who moved into the top four ahead of Saturday's games.