Wolfsburg produced an impressive second-half fightback to win 5-3 at Werder Bremen and tighten their grip on second place in the Bundesliga . From 3-2 behind at half-time , manager Dieter Hecking 's visitors turned the contest around with two goals from Bas Dost and Daniel Caligiuri 's second of the match to inflict a first league defeat of 2015 on Bremen . Bremen had earlier led three times thanks to Zlatko Junuzovic , Franco Di Santo and a Vieirinha own goal , but Wolfsburg replied through Caligiuri and Maximilian Arnold before the break . Wolfsburg produced an impressive second-half fightback to win 5-3 at Werder Bremen on Sunday . Bas Dost continued his impressive goal-scoring form with a brace during the Bundesliga clash . Andre Schurrle posted a picture on Instagram with his Wolfsburg team-mates . Former Chelsea midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is tracked by Werder defender Theodor Gebre . Dutch striker Dost , on stunning form this year , netted his 10th and 11th Bundesliga goals of 2015 to transform the match in the second half , before teeing up Wolfsburg 's fifth for Caligiuri . Bayern Munich continue to lead the way in the German top flight , but Wolfsburg are the closest challengers eight points back , and they in turn hold a 10-point cushion over third-placed Borussia Monchengladbach . Monchengladbach , 2-0 winners on Sunday against Paderborn , have a four-point lead of their own over nearest rivals Bayer Leverkusen . Two deflected goals secured Monchengladbach 's victory , with Fabian Johnson and Patrick Herrmann the scorers . Paderborn finished the weekend inside the bottom three for the first time this season . Bremen 's Zlatko Januzovic with an acrobatic effort during the Bundesliga match on Sunday . The Werder Bremen players celebrate after taking the lead during the first half . Dutch striker Dost , who 's been the club 's best player this season , celebrates with Daniel Caligiuri .
Wolfsburg won again to remain 5 points off Bayern Munich . In-form striker Bas Dost scored a brace during the win . The loss was Werder Bremen 's first in the league in 2015 .