Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund extends its lead to nine points | Football News

Borussia Dortmund have nine points ahead of the Bundesliga

Marco Reus shone as Borussia Dortmund opened a nine-point lead over Bayern Munich, leading the Bundesliga standings, thanks to a 5-1 defeat by Hannover in trouble on Saturday.

While defending champion Bayern hosted Stuttgart on Sunday, Dortmund seized the opportunity to face Hannover, second last-placed behind Rover, causing chaos on his return from an injury to the ankle.

Lucien Favre's players scored three goals in seven minutes in Hannover.

Achraf Hakimi, loaned by Real Madrid, Reus, Mario Gotze and Raphael Guerreiro have scored Dortmund goals to keep them on the road to their first Bundesliga title since 2012.

Hanover coach Andre Breitenreiter is facing heavy pressure, but his team showed great enthusiasm when Marvin Bakalorz consoles his former club late before Witsel scored Dortmund's goal in 90 minutes.

Borussia Moenchengladbach joined Bayern with 39 points, but finished second on goal difference with a 2-0 home win against Augsburg.

Gladbach midfielder Jonas Hofmann, tied to a transfer to Tottenham Hotspur, missed a penalty just before the break, before Oscar Wendt and Patrick Herrmann scored the goals in the second half.

Bayer Leverkusen wins first victory under new coach Peter Bosz when German internationals Kai Havertz, Kevin Volland and Julian Brandt score their goals in a 3-0 win at Wolfsburg.

Hoffenheim entered the top six with a 4-2 win at Friborg Andrej Kramaric scored two goals while Mainz won the 2-1 home victory against Nuremberg's Swedish striker Robin Quaison.

On Saturday night, Eintracht Frankfurt was ranked among the top four with a 2-2 draw at Werder Bremen. Striker Sebastian Haller equalized by a penalty in the second half for the visitors.

The RB Leipzig can regain fourth place by avoiding defeat at Fortuna Duesseldorf on Sunday night.

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