BERLIN — Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich held on to Bundesliga top spot thanks to a nervous 2-0 win over VfL Wolfsburg yesterday, with champions Borussia Dortmund second on goal difference after a 3-1 win over Hoffenheim. Bundesliga top scorer Mario Gomez fired in from five metres for Bayern to break the deadlock on the hour with his 17th league goal of the season. Arjen Robben added another in stoppage time to lift Bayern to 40 points from 19 games.

Dortmund stayed hot on Bayern's heels with Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa scoring twice and Kevin Grosskreutz adding another as they eased past Hoffenheim. Schalke are third on 37. Champions League competitors Bayer Leverkusen came from a goal down to draw 1-1 at Werder Bremen. They stayed in sixth place on 30 points, one behind their opponents. Hamburg SV beat Hertha Berlin 2-1 and moved up to 11th on 22. Fourth-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach, on 36 points, can move back to within a point off the top with victory at VfB Stuttgart today.