Hoffenheim beat Cottbus to top Bundesliga

Hoffenheim beat Cottbus to top Bundesliga Hamburg  - TSG Hoffenheim showed no signs of stage fright in their new home stadium as they held the Bundesliga lead with a 2-0 victory against lowly Energie Cottbus on Saturday.

Demba Ba and loan hiring Boubacar Sanogo were on target in the Rhein-Necker stadium after Hoffenheim played their home games in the first half of the season in nearby Mannheim.

Hoffenheim top the table with 38 points, Hertha Berlin and Hamburg have 36 each and champions Munich are fourth on 35. Munich crashed 1-0 in Hamburg on Friday while Hertha defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 on Saturday.

Schalke 04 lost 1-0 at Hanover 96, VfB Stuttgart defeated bottom club Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-0, Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 at Borussia Dortmund, and the game between Cologne and VfL Wolfsburg also ended 1-1. (dpa)

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