Makaay and Bayern on song again, Ismael makes amends for Bremen

Bayern Munich's striker Roy Makaay celebrates after scoring the first goal against Wolfsburg at Munich's Olympic stadium, during their 22nd day German Bundesliga football match

German champions Bayern Munich followed up their 1-1 Champions League draw against Real Madrid in midweek with a 2-0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg that keeps the heat on leaders Werder Bremen.

Werder recorded a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund at the Weserstadion to maintain their seven-point lead at the top of the table with Frenchman Valerien Ismael and Brazilian goal robot Ailton on target.

Brimming with confidence in the wake of a sterling display against Madrid, Bayern took on the less glamorous Wolfsburg in front of 30,000 fans at the Olympic Stadium.

Dutch international Roy Makaay continued his hot streak in front of goal opening the scoring with just 11 minutes gone with an unstoppable right-footed drive marking his 13th goal of the campaign.

Despite falling behind Wolfsburg were far from intimidated - remembering their 3-2 win over Bayern this season - and surged forward with Argentine record signing Andres D'Alessandro in fine form.

However, Bayern struck the killer blow on 76 minutes when 20-year-old Bastian Schweinsteiger, replacing the injured Owen Hargreaves, curled home a second goal after the Wolfsburg defence allowed him an eternity to pick his spot.

Werder Bremen's defender Valerien Ismael (R) vies with Borussia Dortmund's striker Ewerthon at Bremen's Weserstadion, during their 22nd day German Bundesliga football match

After losing 2-1 to Borussia Dortmund at the Westfalen Stadium Werder Bremen were fired up for revenge and ended Borussia's three-game winning streak with a 2-0 home triumph.

In a twist of fate Frenchman Valerien Ismael broke the deadlock with his deflected free-kick deceiving compatriot Guillaume Warmuz in the Dortmund goal.

Defender Ismael had scored an own goal to gift Dortmund a 2-1 win at the Westfalen Stadium - one of only two losses for Werder this term.

Brazilian Ailton eased the tension four minutes from time rifling home a left-footed shot for his 20th goal of the season.

It now looks like a two-horse title race after VfB Stuttgart's ineptitude in front of goal saw them fall further off the pace after a 0-0 draw with Schalke 04 at the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium.

After failing to find the back of the net in Wednesday's 1-0 Champions League defeat by Chelsea, Stuttgart left their shooting boots at home once again against a resilient Schalke.

Five goals in nine matches underline why Felix Magath's team have slipped out of the title race with Bayern five points ahead in second while leaders Bremen hold a 12-point cushion.

Stuttgart's defenderer Philipp Lahm (R) vies for the ball with Schalke's striker Ebbe Sand of Denmark (L) at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart

Meanwhile, Klaus Toppmoller enjoyed a successful return against former club Bayer Leverkusen as his SV Hamburg outfit ran out 3-1 winners at the AOL Arena.

A first half goal fest clinched the win for Hamburg with Nico Hoogma, Mehdi Mahdavikia and Bernardo Romeo all piercing the Leverkusen defence inside the first 36 minutes.

The win was sweet revenge for Toppmoller after Leverkusen dispensed with his services shortly after he guided them to the 2002 Champions League final.

Leverkusen have not won any of their five league outings since the winter break and are sliding at an alarming rate.