Bundesliga Round 3 in Pictures

It took the better part of an hour for the reigning champs to score against overmatched opponents Nuremberg. But Franck Ribery broke the ice, and Arken Robben added a fine goal to seal a routine 2-0 win for Bayern.

It's no secret that Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski wants to leave for Bayern Munich. But that doesn't mean he isn't giving his all for the current employer in his last season in Dortmund. On Friday, the Pole scored the lone goal in Borussia's 1-0 defeat of Werder Bremen.

Usually teams fall apart mentally after squandering a two-goal lead. But Bayer kept their heads after doing just that against local rivals Mönchengladbach and eventually ran out 4-2 winners. Stefan Kiessling was among the scorers. The striker scored his 100th goal for the club on a penalty.

For a long time this match was scoreless. But in the second half, Wolfsburg lost track of Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting in the penalty area, and he made them pay. The Wolves then had a man sent off, and Mainz stayed perfect this season with a 2-0 win.

Six goals and three red cards - that was the balance after the final whistle at Hoffenheim's nasty little tussle with fellow southern Germans Freiburg. The 3-3 result was probably fair, which is more than one can say for some of the action on the pitch.

Coach Jens Keller was left staring at the ground after Schalke went down 2-1 in Hanover. Coming off a disappointing Champions Legaue draw, and with only one point in the Bundesliga, Schalke failed to make amends, conceding a pair of goals and getting two players sent off. Keller's head could soon be on the chopping block.

For 75 minutes, this defensive battle had all the makings of a scoreless draw. But if that was the script, Adrian Ramos forgot to read it. The Colombian striker hit the only goal in the match to seal three points and send newly promoted Hertha to fifth in the table.

Life in the first division is proving to be a bit of headache for the coaches at newly promoted Eintracht Braunschweig. On Sunday, they went down 2-0 to Frankfurt. That means they remain without a single point to their name in the 2013-14 season.

Augsburg and Halil Altintop broke through their pain barriers to earn a hard-fought 2-1 win over Stuttgart. Both teams came into the match vying for their first points this season. Augsburg can now breathe easier, while the pressure on Stuttgart's star-studded squad is sure to increase,