Bouncing back from a rare loss to Eintracht Frankfurt in its last game, Bayern dismantled Leverkusen 5-1 on Sunday with two goals apiece from Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry.
The teams are level on points at the top of the league going into Sunday's match. Although it's only been seven games
Nadiem Amiri scored one of the goals of the season with his heel after being played in brilliantly by the 17-year-old Florian Wirtz in the 10th minute.
Leverkusen has quietly put together a 10-game unbeaten run to start the league season and sits second, one point behind reigning German and European champion Bayern Munich.
Prior to the game, the players had warmed up in t-shirts with '#BlackLivesMatter' written along with the slogan of the club's official "Reds Against Racism" campaign.
Kai Havertz became the first player in Bundesliga history to score 35 goals before turning 21 to help Bayer Leverkusen beat Freiburg 1-0.
The Bundesliga faces its next test this week as players return to live at home ahead of the weekend's games. Teams spent the seven days leading up to their first games in a group quarantine in hotels, but that was a one-off.
Kevin Volland bagged a brace while Leon Bailey and Lars Bender scored one each to help Leverkusen beat Dortmund 4-3.
Bayer Leverkusen edged past Bayern Munich in a thrilling 2-1 win on Saturday, while a 10-man Dortmund side held on to their lead against Hertha Berlin.
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