- Marco Reus (27')
- Raphaël Guerreiro (88')
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Borussia Dortmund scores a goal in either half to down Union Berlin 2-0 in the Bundesliga.
Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus and Raphael Guerreiro scored a goal apiece to beat visitors Union Berlin 2-0 on Wednesday and maintain their outside chances of securing a spot in next season's Champions League.
The hosts were awarded a controversial penalty after Reus went down in the box and although Erling Haaland's effort was saved, Reus stabbed home the rebound in the 27th minute.
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The Dortmund captain almost set up a second goal when he sent Giovanni Reyna through but the American's chip sailed wide.
Guerreiro did it better two minutes from the end, finishing a quick break to seal the three points for his team.
Union, whose keeper Andreas Luthe made a series of fine saves, twice hit the woodwork, including from a superbly-taken Max Kruse free kick in the 66th which diving Dortmund keeper Marwin Hitz palmed on to the post.
Dortmund moved to 52 points, four behind fourth-placed Eintracht Frankfurt, with the top four teams qualifying for next season's Champions League group stage.
VfL Wolfsburg, who face Dortmund on Saturday, tightened their hold on third place with a 3-1 win at VfB Stuttgart that lifted the Wolves to 57 points, one ahead of Eintracht and five clear of Dortmund.
Game Information
German Bundesliga Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bayer Leverkusen | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0 | +55 | 81 |
Bayern Munich | 32 | 22 | 3 | 7 | +49 | 69 |
VfB Stuttgart | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | +34 | 67 |
RB Leipzig | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | +38 | 63 |
Borussia Dortmund | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | +24 | 60 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | +5 | 45 |
SC Freiburg | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | -12 | 41 |
TSG Hoffenheim | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 40 |
FC Augsburg | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 39 |
Werder Bremen | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 38 |
1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 37 |
VfL Wolfsburg | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | -11 | 37 |
Borussia Monchengladbach | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 33 |
VfL Bochum | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | -24 | 33 |
1. FC Union Berlin | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -25 | 30 |
Mainz | 31 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -17 | 28 |
FC Cologne | 32 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -30 | 24 |
SV Darmstadt 98 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 21 | -46 | 17 |