BERLIN – Bayern Munich floored ten-man VfB Stuttgart 6-1 Sunday, with Germany's Thomas Mueller scoring twice, to finish the second weekend of the Bundesliga season at the top of the table. Having signed Javi Martinez for a Bundesliga record 40 million euros ($50.3m) Thursday from Athletic Bilbao, Bayern still managed to rout Stuttgart before the Spain midfielder came on for the final 15 minutes at the Allianz Arena. Mueller led the way with two goals after Bayern punished Stuttgart for taking a 25th-minute lead courtesy of a brilliant volley from Austria striker Martin Harnik in front of 71,000 spectators. Bayern roared back as Mueller scored his first goal after following up his long-range strike, which was parried by Stuttgart ‘keeper Sven Ulreich, to stab home on 32 minutes. His Germany teammate Toni Kroos then added a second goal a minute later with a superb hit after Bayern broke the Stuttgart defense. Luiz Gustavo drilled home the third from 30 metres to make it 3-1 at the break. Striker Mario Mandzukic grabbed his fourth goal before Mueller and Bastian Schweinsteiger added headers to make it 6-1 after only 51 minutes. To compound Stuttgart's misery, striker Vedad Ibisevic was shown a straight red card for headbutting Bayern defender Jerome Boateng, who was also booked, on 74 minutes, before Schweinsteiger made way for debutant Martinez. The win puts Bayern top of the league on goal difference ahead of promoted Eintracht Frankfurt, who routed nine-man Hoffenheim 4-0 Saturday to maintain its perfect start. Earlier ten-man Wolfsburg suffered its worst Bundesliga home defeat this century after it was routed 4-0 by local rival Hannover 96, who finsh the weekend third. Felix Magath's Wolves were put to the sword by a rampant Hannover team as the 2009 German champions suffered their worst defeat at home since a 7-2 hammering at the hands of Werder Bremen in September 1999. — Agencies
