Bayern suffer shock 4-1 hammering at Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg breathed new life into the Bundesliga title race with a 4-1 win over the leaders, Bayern Munich, who lost their unbeaten record in a dramatic restart to the league after the winter break.

Bas Dost scored twice in the first half and Kevin de Bruyne added two more goals after the break as Bayern, who had conceded only four times in the first half of the season, suffered a doubling of their goals against tally in a single game.

Juan Bernat replied for the Bavarians 10 minutes into the second half while Wolfsburg goalkeeper Diego Benaglio twice thwarted Bayern’s Dutch winger Arjen Robben.
 

Wolfsburg, in second place with 37 points from 18 games, have cut Bayern’s lead to eight points, although it would still take a dramatic turnaround for the title-holders to be caught.

For the first time in three years, Bayern found themselves 2-0 down at half-time on their way to their heaviest league defeat since losing 5-1 at Wolfsburg in April 2009 -- when Wolves won the Bundesliga title.