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Leverkusen go fifth after victory

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  • Bayer Leverkusen go fifth in the Bundesliga after a 2-1 victory over Wolfsburg
  • Tranquillo Barnetta and Stefan Kiessling are both on target for Leverkusen
  • Nuremberg sink deeper into the relegation zone after losing 3-1 at Bielefeld
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BERLIN, Germany -- Bayer Leverkusen have moved up to fifth position in the German Bundesliga following a 2-1 victory at Wolfsburg.

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Kiessling celebrates his goal as Leverkusen moved up to fifth place after a 2-1 win at Wolfsburg.

Leverkusen took the lead when Swiss midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta slotted home Stefan Kiessling's pass on 36 minutes before Kiessling netted a goal of his own in the 52nd minute.

Wolfsburg were handed a consolation goal when German international Manuel Friedrich turned the ball into his own net with 20 minutes left.

Meanwhile, Nuremberg sank deeper into the bottom three as they were beaten 3-1 at Arminia Bielefeld, who move up to 14th position.

The home side had to come from behind after Andreas Wolf headed Nuremberg into an early lead on 43 minutes, before Bielefeld hit back when Rudiger Kauf headed home an equalizer just after an hour.

Polish striker Artur Wichniarek put his side ahead, before South African striker Sibusiso Zuma sealed the win in injury time to leave Nuremberg five points from safety and third from bottom.

The shock of the weekend came on Saturday as 10-man Bayern Munich crashed to their first defeat of the season as they were humbled 3-1 by defending champions Stuttgart. It was Bayern's first defeat in any competition this season. E-mail to a friend E-mail to a friend

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