DORTMUND, Germany (AP) – Borussia Dortmund solidified their place in third place in the Bundesliga with a 2-0 victory over Hoffenheim on Sunday.
Julian Brandt put the home side ahead just before half-time. Nico Schlotterbeck extended Dortmund’s lead to two points in the 60th minute with a powerful shot that deflected into the bottom corner.
Dortmund defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 6-0 on Saturday, falling to one point behind second-placed Leipzig.
Bayern Munich leads the league, They beat Stuttgart 5-0 on Saturday.have an eight point advantage over Leipzig.
Hoffenheim should have jumped ahead of Dortmund if they won, but they remained in fifth place, five points behind their opponent.
Hamburg, on the other hand, scored a goal two minutes after coming on as substitute Yussuf Poulsen, resulting in a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Werder Bremen, lifting them out of the relegation zone.
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