bayern munich survived an early scare to open up an 11 point lead in the bundesliga with a 3 1 victory over struggling hannover at the hdi arena the hosts took a surprise lead through japan international hiroshi kiyotake after a lapse in concentration from bayern munich defender dante at the back however, the champions equalised within the space of three minutes when former liverpool midfielder xabi alonso curled in a stunning free kick thomas muller scored  from the penalty spot after substitute robert lewandowski was kicked in the face before adding a second with brilliant header from franck ribery's cross with wolfsburg losing 1 0 to augsburg, few people would bet against bayern retaining their league title more to follow thomas muller receives bayern fans' adulation after scoring his second goal in the 3 1 victory  xabi alonso (left) restored parity after bayern munich fell behind to a surprise goal at hannover  hannover midfielder hiroshi kiyotake celebrates after giving hannover a brief first half lead  bayer stars including (l r) medhi benatia, franck ribery and robert lewandowski were rested ahead of their champions league clash with shakhtar donetsk  bayern munich (3 4 3): neuer; boateng, dante (lewandowski), badstuber; rafinha, alonso (schweinsteiger), alaba, bernat; robben, gotze (ribery), muller subs: benatia, pizarro, rode, reina booked: alonso, ribery  goals: alonso 25', muller 61', 72' hannover (4 2 3 1): zieler; pereira, marcelo, schulz, albornoz; schmiedebach (ya konan), sane; briand (prib), kiyotake, bittencourt; sobiech subs: andreasen, sakai, joselu, stankevicius, konigsmann goals: kiyotake 28' bastia schweinsteiger (centre), who was also rested, jokes with team mates ahead of the game  hannover's manuel schmiedebach goes for a high challenge on bayern's world cup hero mario gotze (left) bayern forward arjen robben appeals to his team mates as the champions start slowly in hannover  kiyotake (right) speeds away after a lapse on concentration from bayern defender dante  the japanese midfielder slips the ball past manuel neuer to give the hosts the lead  kiyotake points to the sky in celebration after his strike gives hannover and unexpected lead  robben watches as alonso curls in a free kick to equalise only minutes later  bayern defender juan bernat leaps into alonso's arms after drawing level in the first half  former barcelona manager pep guardiola (centre) gestures to the referee from the touchline  star strier robert lewandowski, who has a superb record against hannover, was introduced after the goals  germany star  muller nets from the penalty spot to give bayern the lead on 72minutes  substitute franck ribery (left) pumps his fist as muller scores from the penalty spot  ribery later provided the cross fro muller to double his tally with a superb header  bayern team mates race to celebrate the goal as bayern open up an 11 point lead in the bundesliga 
wolfsburg bundesliga japanese hiroshi kiyotake xabi alonso thomas muller robert lewandowski
champions came from behind to open up an 11 point lead over wolfsburg in the bundesliga . the home side took a shock lead through japanese star hiroshi kiyotake . champions equalised minutes later with a great free kick from xabi alonso . thomas muller scored the spot after robert lewandowski was fouled and added a second with a superb header 