All eyes were on the Allianz Arena this weekend as Borussia Dortmund recorded an impressive 1-0 win over Bayern Munich.

By Gabriel Tan

Mario Gotze may have claimed the credit with his well-taken second-half strike, but it was the Dortmund rearguard who had to be at their very best to keep out the potent Bayern attack.

Elsewhere, Marco Reus kept up his impressive scoring run with a hat-trick against Werder Bremen, while Schalke were dominant in their 4-0 win over Nuremberg.

Here, we take a look at this weekend's standout performers.

GK: Thomas Kraft (Hertha Berlin)

The one-time Bayern man may have conceded two goals against Freiburg, but it was his brilliant save in the 28th minute that kept his side in the game when he made a fine stop from Anton Putsila's long-range effort.

Also showed good handling throughout the game, but will have to work on his kicking, having nearly handed Freiburg early on when he completely missed a backpass.

RB: Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund)

The Polish international remained steadfast against Bayern despite coming up against the dangerous Franck Ribery.

Piszczek managed what most defenders often fail to do - focus on the ball rather than Ribery's tricky footwork. It resulted in the Frenchman having a quiet game, which normally means half the battle against Bayern is won.

CB: Dennis Aogo (Hamburg)

The versatile defender played an integral part in Hamburg's 2-0 win over Hoffenheim on Sunday. Carried out his defensive role well by keeping the opposition attackers at bay, and also laid on an assist for Marcell Jansen with an incisive pass.

CB: Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)

The German international showed absolute disregard for his body against Bayern, throwing himself in front of numerous goal-bound efforts, and did not lose a single aerial challenge all night long.

Also put in a number of crunching challenges on Mario Gomez, which helped ensure the normally-lethal Bayern striker had a quiet game.

LB: Filip Daems (Borussia Monchengladbach)

Despite the Gladbach youngsters getting the plaudits for the club's stunning performances this season, Daems showed there is plenty of life left in this old dog left against Bremen on Saturday.

The Gladbach captain emerged triumphant every time an opposition attacker ran at him, and belied his increasing years with a number of lung-bursting runs down the left.

Gave Sokratis Papastathopoulos a torrid time, which arguably resulted in the Greek international getting sent off after he let his frustration boil over.

RM: Hasan Salihamidzic (Wolfsburg)

Another veteran who looks like he could still give the younger brigade a run for their money, netting a brace in Wolfsburg's 4-1 win over Hannover.

Gave his side the lead in the 22nd minute when Ron-Robert Zieler let his rather tame effort fly past him, before he showed good awareness to nod home from close range after Chris had flicked on a corner.

CM: Michael Ballack (Bayer Leverkusen)

And making it three senior players in a row is Ballack, who was the dominant player in Leverkusen's 2-0 win over Kaiserslautern on Friday.

Held on to the ball well and dictated proceedings for Leverkusen, and was even rewarded for his efforts when Kevin Trapp fumbled his shot into the back of the net.

CM: Lewis Holtby (Schalke)

Just when you thought it would be a week of experienced players dominating the Team of the Week, 21-year-old Holtby claims his place with an accomplished display against Nuremberg.

Now regularly deployed in a deep-lying role, Holtby protected his back four well, but always looked to drive his team forward. Managed to get on the scoresheet in the 84th minute, when he danced his way past a dejected Nuremberg defence, before firing past Raphael Schafer.

LM: Martin Harnik (Stuttgart)

Stuttgart claimed a 2-1 win over Augsburg on Sunday evening, and they have Harnik to thank for after the Austrian netted a well-taken double.

Harnik handed his side the lead four minutes before halftime when he capitalised on a poor clearance from Dominik Reinhardt and fired past Mohamed Amsif, before netting bagging a second-half winner when cut in from the left, before dispatching his shot into the far corner.

ST: Marco Reus (Borussia Monchengladbach)

Although normally deployed as a winger, Reus was fielded as a supporting striker against Bremen on Saturday, but made a mockery of playing in an unfamiliar role as he bagged a hat-trick.

The 22-year-old got on the scoresheet with an outstanding solo effort, carving the Bremen defence open with an incisive run before firing past Tim Wiese, before he doubled his tally with a clever chip after Patrick Herrmann cut the ball back to him.

And he ensured the match ball was his to keep in the 51st minute when he reacted the quickest after Wiese had blocked Mike Hanke's effort.

ST: Stefan Reisinger (Freiburg)

Freiburg looked dead and buried before the end of the first half against Hertha after going 2-0 down thanks to goals from Adrian Ramos and Peter Niemeyer.

Enter Reisinger, who singlehandedly rescued a point for his team with a second-half double. He pulled one back when he danced past a challenge before powering a shot into the bottom corner, before rescuing an unlikely draw five minutes into injury time when he tucked home a Papiss Demba Cisse cross.