Supported by 10,000 of their own at Munich Olympiastadion, Wolfsburg's coaches yelled constantly at their players, which have been praised for their flair but were facing their first major test in 10 games this season.
"I'm looking for an explanation myself," said Wolfsburg coach Erik Gerets when asked if his players were fearful. "Bayern was good and we were bad."
Wolfsburg (7-0-3) remained in first with 21 points, but gave Stuttgart (6-2-1, 20 points) a chance to move top of the table with a victory Wednesday against Werder Bremen.
Munich was is third, while Hannover 96 moved up to fourth with a 3-1 win against last-placed Kaiserslautern.
In Tuesday's other two matches, Dortmund took a step out of its crisis by edging Hertha Berlin 1-0 and Bochum thrashed Moenchengladbach 3-0.
Dortmund was coming off a week in which the club announced the biggest financial loss in league history, while hundreds of fans blocked the team bus after a Saturday loss demanding an explanation for the side plummeting to 15th.
Things started dismally for Dortmund in front of 48,000 spectators at Berlin's Olympiastadion, with three attempts hitting the post in the first half before forward Jan Koller scored a minute before halftime. The burly Czech met a cross in the air for his sixth goal this season.
Copa Del Rey
Real Madrid striker Michael Owen is delighted by the scoring streak which has brought him three game-winning goals in as many matches, news reports said yesterday.
Owen's latest goal arrived on Tuesday when he delivered a left-footed shot from a Fernando Morientes pass in the 49th minute of Madrid's 2-1 win over third-division Leganes during the first round of the Copa del Rey.
It was the third time in a week he has made a vital contribution.
Owen opened his Madrid account in the 1-0 Champions League win over Dynamo Kiev last Tuesday, then netted the only goal of his new club's 1-0 Spanish league victory over reigning champion Valencia four days later.
"I couldn't be happier. In a week, I've scored in each competition. It's a really good time for me. I had quite a tough time at first but luckily things are now turning out very well for me," Owen was quoted as saying by sports daily As.
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