Borussia Dortmund suffer shock defeat to Cologne as leaders Bayern Munich win again

Favre's side lose 2-1 at home while Bundlesliga champions come from goal down to beat Stuttgart

Bayern Munich's Kingsley Coman, celebrates after scoring during their 3-1 Bundesliga win at Stuttgart on Saturday, November 28. EPA

Kingsley Coman fires home for Bayern. EPA

Stuttgart goalkeeper Kevin Trapp cannot stop Kingsley Coman's shot finding the net. EPA

Tanguy Coulibaly opens the scoring for Stuttgart. Getty

Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski scores their second goal. Getty

Robert Lewandowski ocelebrates his goal for Bayern. Getty

Stuttgart's Tanguy Coulibaly celebrates his goal. AFP

Bayern's Douglas Costa makes it 3-1. EPA

Douglas Costa celebrates scoring for Bayern. EPA

Borussia Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland after missing a chance to score in their 2-1 defeat at home to Cologne. Reuters

Cologne's Ellyes Skhiri celebrates opening the scoring. EPA

Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland misses a chance. Getty

Tunisian midfielder Ellyes Skhiri fires home his - and Cologne's - second goal. EPA

Dortmund's Thorgan Hazard pulls a goal back. EPA

Kingsley Coman scored one goal and set up another as Bayern Munich came from a goal behind to beat Stuttgart 3-1 on Saturday and defend their top spot in the Bundesliga.

But rivals Borussia Dortmund suffered a shock 2-1 loss to visitors Cologne to drop four points off the pace in the title race.

Bayern goal machine Robert Lewandowski drilled in his 12th league goal of the season on the stroke of halftime from a Coman assist to turn the game around after Tanguy Coulibaly had put the hosts in front in the 20th minute and Coman had levelled.

It was the seventh consecutive game in which Bayern conceded a goal, and Philipp Forster should have doubled Stuttgart's lead when he missed the target from three metres out.

But Coman then hit the home side on the break, confirming his fine current form when he scored from a tight angle to level the tie in the 38th.

Stuttgart kept carving out chances in the second half and Manuel Neuer did his best to keep the visitors in front. It was not until Douglas Costa's low shot in the 87th made it 3-1 that the Bavarians were able to breathe more easily.

Bayern, who face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League next week, are on 22 points with RB Leipzig second on 20 after beating Arminia Bielefeld 2-1. Dortmund are third, four points behind the leaders.

Cologne stunned Dortmund with an early goal when Ellyes Skhiri tapped in at the far post in the ninth minute.

Dortmund, who had fired five goals past Hertha Berlin last week, were lacking any punch and instead it was hard-working Cologne who scored again with Tunisia international Skhiri on the hour.

Thorgan Hazard cut the deficit with a low shot in the 74th minute but despite desperate late attacks and a golden chance missed by Erling Braut Haaland deep in stoppage time they could not get an equaliser.

Cologne avoided a club record 19th match without a win with their first victory in Dortmund since 1991.