In-form Borussia Moenchengladbach struck three times in 14 minutes in the second half to floor champions Bayern Munich 3-1 on Saturday and inflict their first Bundesliga defeat of the season.
Oscar Wendt put the hosts ahead in the 54th minute and quick goals from Lars Stindl and Fabian Johnson knocked out Bayern, who looked stunned after winning 13 of their 14 league games in a record-breaking start to the campaign.
Franck Ribery scored on his comeback after an eight-month injury break but the Frenchman’s 81st-minute goal came too late to turn the game around.
The Bavarians still top the log on 40 points, five more than their closest rival, Borrusia Dortmund.
Real Madrid bounced back from their embarrassing elimination from the Copa del Rey for fielding an ineligible player in midweek by cruising to a 4-1 victory over Getafe.
Karim Benzema scored twice within 16 minutes before Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo then made it 4-0 at half-time before Alexis pulled a goal back for Getafe 21 minutes from time.
Victory moves Madrid up to second and cuts the gap on Barcelona at the top of the table to four points.
New Valencia coach Gary Neville watched from the stands as Santi Mina’s late equaliser cancelled Luis Suarez’s opener to hand his side a shock 1-1 draw at home to European champions Barcelona.
