Bayern Munich had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Schalke 04, a result that cut their lead in the Bundesliga to a single point.

Ivan Rakitic beat Oliver Kahn with a low shot in the 36th minute to stun the 66,000 crowd at the Allianz Arena.

Bayern equalised with a Miroslav Klose header nine minutes after the break.

After five games Bayern lead with 11 points, one ahead of Arminia Bielefeld and Eintracht Frankfurt.

With Luca Toni back and fit, Bayern looked capable of winning handsomely.

Toni, however, wasted his first chance in the seventh minute, dragging a shot wide after being put clean through on goal.

Klose then missed two perfect opportunities to play in his strike partner after neat build-up play and Christian Lell fluffed a good opening at the far post.

Schalke were struggling to hold on when from nowhere they took the lead.

Rakitic, fresh from his first two international games for Croatia, controlled the ball 25 metres out and swept in low at Kahn's right-hand post for a brilliant opener.

Kahn kept Bayern in the game by saving from Rakitic when the 19-year-old raced through on goal a minute before the break.

Bayern pressed hard and got the equaliser from a Franck Ribery free kick on the right. Toni's header forced a fine

one-handed save from Schalke keeper Manuel Neuer and Klose pounced on the rebound for his fourth goal of the season.

Bayern had lots of possession but created few clear chances and Schalke might easily have claimed victory as two Christian Pander free kicks created confusion in the Bayern area.

"The first half was good," Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said. "We didn't take our chances, though, and after that we didn't do enough. I think both sides deserved their point."

OTHER GAMES

NUREMBERG 2 HANOVER 96 2

Nuremberg staged a second-half comeback to grab their first home point of the season.

Two headed goals from Mike Hanke after 12 and 39 minutes put Hanover in charge.

Zvjezdan Misimovic gave Nuremberg a lifeline when he scored following a corner and a red card for Christian Schulz seven minutes from time gave them renewed hope. Sure enough, Marek Mintal popped up with a minute to go to give them a draw.

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ARMINIA BIELEFELD 4 HANSA ROSTOCK 2

Bielefeld were always in control and ended up clinching a comfortable win to take second place, a point behind leaders Bayern.

The home side went ahead when Victor Agali headed a Joerg Boehme free kick past his own goalkeeper in the 31st minute.

Rostock equalised with a brilliant overhead kick from Enrico Kern at the start of the second half but three goals in nine minutes put Bielefeld clear.

Christian Eigler got the first of them in the 50th minute when he capitalised on a bad defensive error. Eigler added another five minutes later after being played onside by more slack defending and Artur Wichniarek soon made the game safe.

Kai Buelow got one back with a flick-header a few minutes later but a Rostock comeback was never on the cards.

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BAYER LEVERKUSEN 2 VfL BOCHUM 0

Leverkusen took advantage of a red card for Marc Pfertzel early in the second half to claim victory from a tight game and move up to fifth place.

Pfertzel saw red in the 54th minute when a late tackle brought him a second booking and Karim Haggui put the home side ahead eight minutes later with a header from Bernd Schneider's free kick.

Manuel Friedrich doubled the lead two minutes from time when he stretched out a leg to meet a corner cross.

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EINTRACHT FRANKFURT 2 HAMBURG SV 1

Alex Meier struck twice to take Frankfurt to within a point of leaders Bayern Munich.

Meier got his first in the eighth minute, turning in a Markus Weissenberger cross left-footed from 12 metres.

Hamburg fought hard and equalised with a Rafael van der Vaart penalty in the 82nd minute, given for a tug on Bastian Reinhardt.

Frankfurt did not have to settle for a point, though, as Meier put them back in front when he struck with a volley that trickled past the keeper with three minutes to go.

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VfB STUTTGART 3 ENERGIE COTTBUS 0

Stuttgart struck three times in the second half to clinch only their second victory of the season.

Cacau made the breakthrough in the 53rd minute, heading in from Sami Khedira's whipped cross, and fellow Brazilian Ewerthon walked in the second with 12 minutes to go.

Mario Gomez wrapped things up when he headed in at the far post for his second goal in three games this season with seven minutes to go.

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Playing Sunday (4pm UK time):

MSV Duisburg v Hertha Berlin

VfL Wolfsburg v Karlsruhe SC

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