( CNN ) -- A wonder goal from Arjen Robben helped Bayern Munich snatch a 3-2 away victory over Werder Bremen which fired them back to the top of the German Bundesliga table for at least 24 hours . The Holland international winger lashed home a stunning second-half free-kick to give Louis van Gaal 's side all three points in an enthralling encounter at the Weserstadion on Saturday . Bayern had fallen behind to a goal from Werder midfielder Aaron Hunt , who neatly slotted home from close range in the 10th minute , before they equalized through Thomas Mueller 15 minutes later after he had been set up by Bastian Schweinsteiger . Ivica Olic latched on to Philipp Lahm 's cross in the 35th minute to put Bayern ahead as welcomed back France international Franck Ribery , who replaced Olic after halftime to make his first appearance for the Munich club since October having recovered from a knee injury . Werder , though , responded in the 75th minute when Portugal striker Hugo Almeida slotted home but they were on level terms for a matter of three minutes as Robben bent a superb free-kick past goalkeeper Tim Wiese and into the net . Coach van Gaal felt Bayern could have won by more goals as they went a point clear of Bayer Leverkusen who will return to the summit with a draw or better against Hoffenheim on Sunday . `` It 's unbelievable we 've only won 3-2 . We should have won by a lot more . We 've played well but missed far too many chances , which is a shame , '' van Gaal told the club 's Web site . `` It meant the bench was a stressful place right to the end . But it 's never easy against Werder Bremen . '' Elsewhere , Schalke missed a chance to keep pace with the leaders as they conceded a 90th-minute equalizer from Bochum striker Stanislav Sestak to draw 2-2 having thrown away a two-goal lead following strikes from Vicente Sanchez and Kevin Kuranyi . Borussia Dortmund are now only three points behind Bayern after they claimed a narrow 1-0 win over fellow challengers Hamburg thanks to Nelson Valdez 's goal while Nuremberg drew 1-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt . Elsewhere , Hertha Berlin were held 0-0 at home by Borussia Moenchengladbach and new Hanover boss Mirko Slomka got off to a losing start when his side were beaten 1-0 at mid-table Mainz while Stuttgart edged a 1-0 away win over Freiburg on Friday night .
A wonder goal from Arjen Robben saw Bayern Munich snatch a 3 - 2 away victory over Werder Bremen . The victory moved Bayern above Bayer Leverkusen and to the top of the Bundesliga table for at least 24 hours . Schalke missed a chance to keep pace with the leaders as they conceded a late equalizer to Bochum to draw 2 - 2 . However Dortmund are now only three points behind Bayern after they claimed a narrow 1 - 0 win over Hamburg .