BERLIN — Arjen Robben scored two first-half goals to give Bundesliga leader and titleholder Bayern Munich a predictable 2-0 win at home to bottom club Eintracht Braunschweig Saturday. Second-placed Bayer Leverkusen recovered from Wednesday's 5-0 home defeat by Manchester United in the Champions League to beat winless Nuremberg 3-0 with Son Heung-Min scoring twice. Third-placed Borussia Dortmund also won as two Robert Lewandowski penalties helped them beat coach Juergen Klopp's former club Mainz 05 3-1 and Hoffenheim was involved in another high-scoring game as it drew 4-4 with Werder Bremen. Bayern, which has won 12 and draw two of their 14 games, leads on 38 points, followed by Leverkusen (34) and Dortmund (31). Wolfsburg survived a late onslaught from northern rival Hamburger SV to hold onto a 1-1 draw Friday. Costa seals Atletico's win Diego Costa scored his 15th goal of the Spanish league season to seal Atletico Madrid's 2-0 win at Elche Saturday, provisionally lifting Diego Simeone's side level with Barcelona at the top of the table. Diego Costa fired in Adrian Lopez's chipped throughball to secure the three points in the 74th after Jorge “Koke” Resurreccion had opened the scoring in the 63rd. Diego Costa is the league's second leading scorer through 15 rounds behind injured Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo with 17 goals. Atletico broke through seconds after Raul Garcia replaced David Villa. Koke pounced on a rebound from Garcia's shot that Manuel Herrera had saved but failed to clear, leaving the Elche goalkeeper strewn on the turf with defender Alberto Botia and Diego Costa after they collided. Diego Costa then ran onto Lopez's delicately placed lob to fire by Herrera from the right side of the area and secure the three points. Atletico has a record of 17 wins, 4 draws and one loss in all competitions this season. Later on Saturday, third-place Madrid hosts Valladolid,looking to close its six-point gap with its two title rivals. Real Sociedad visits Espanyol, and Celta Vigo hosts Almeria. Barcelona can reclaim sole possession of the league lead when it plays at Athletic Bilbao Sunday. Malaga defender Weligton scored a header deep in injury time to snatch a 1-1 draw at Villarreal Friday. Also, Getafe beat visiting Levante 1-0 thanks to Pedro Leon's second-half goal to end a three-game winless run and provisionally move into sixth place. — Agencies
