Bayern Munich 1-2 Hoffenheim: Champions suffer first Bundesliga defeat of season
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Bayern Munich suffered their first Bundesliga defeat of the season against Hoffenheim just four days after their 7-2 Champions League win at Tottenham.
Sargis Adamyan scored twice for Hoffenheim to secure their first league win and first ever at Allianz Arena.
Robert Lewandowski had briefly levelled for champions Bayern with his 15th goal of the season after seven games.
Niko Kovac's side stay top but now only on goal difference from Frieburg, RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen.
Second-placed Freiburg drew 2-2 at home to Borussia Dortmund, while Leipzig and Leverkusen played out a 1-1 draw.
Bayern stumble after European heights
Having hit Tottenham for seven in London on Tuesday night, Bayern were caught out by a Hoffenheim side that had taken five points from their opening six games,
There were warning signs at the other end for the champions - whose only change from midweek was introducing Thiago Alcantara into midfield - as Adamyan failed to capitalise when through on goal in the opening minutes.
Serge Gnabry, who scored four goals for Bayern at Spurs, had the ball in the net again but it was ruled out for offside.
Armenian forward Adamyan made amends for his earlier miss as he slotted into the bottom corner after 54 minutes, but Lewandowski mustered a response with a header from Thomas Muller's cross 17 minutes from time.
Searching for a winner, the hosts were caught in possession and a quick Hoffenheim break saw Adamyan squeeze the ball into the bottom right corner of Manuel Neuer's goal from the edge of the area.
It is Bayern's first home defeat in all competitions since March and their first in the league for a year.
Fortunately for a stunned Bayern, their closest challengers all also dropped points on Saturday, as David Wagner's Schalke were held to a 0-0 draw against Cologne in the late kick-off to leave five clubs tied on 14 points.