Bayern Munich lost in the Bundesliga for the first time since September as two late goals earned Eintracht Frankfurt a dramatic 2-1 win at the Waldstadion.
Miroslav Klose gave Bayern an early lead, but Eintracht then took control of the game. The visitors looked like they would hold out before two goals inside the last three minutes from Juvhel Tsoumou and Martin Fenin gave them a deserved win.
Bayer Leverkusen failed to take advantage of Bayern Munich's slip-up as they were beaten 3-0 by Borussia Dortmund to remain in third place, three points behind the league leaders.
After weathering the storm in the first half, Lucas Barrios became Dortmund's hero with two goals in ten second-half minutes before Dimitar Rangelov rounded things off late on to earn the Westphalians all three points in front of over 80,000 spectators at the Westfalen Stadion.
Werder Bremen shook off heavy legs and the disappointment of their Europa League exit to twice fight back from a goal down en route to a crucial 3-2 win over Bochum.
Claudio Pizarro's 58th-minute strike got the hosts back on level terms after Stanislav Sestak's 14th-minute opener, and Marko Marin equalised a second time two minutes after Zlatko Dedic put the visitors 2-1 up in the 63rd minute.
Bremen finally took the lead for the first time in the 81st minute with a goal by Torsten Frings as the home team extended their unbeaten streak to seven games, jumping to 45 points for fourth place in the Bundesliga in the process.
Ciprian Marica scored twice as Stuttgart bounced back from their Champions League elimination with a 2-0 victory over Hannover . Marica put the hosts ahead in the 36th minute and doubled their advantage nine minutes after the break.
Freiburg ended a 12-game winless streak with a crucial 1-0 victory at home against Mainz. Johannes Flum scored the game's only goal after ten minutes and Robin Dutt's team held up the rest of the way.
Nurnberg gained a valuable point in their fight against relegation with a scoreless draw at home against Hoffenheim. Goalkeeper Raphael Schafer saved a number of fine chances to keep the hosts in the game as they extended their unbeaten run to three games.
