Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Hoffenheim
A dream start at Signal Iduna Park put Dortmund in control, and they never relinquished their lead over Hoffenheim to seize third place and increase their chances of securing a direct passage to next year’s Champions League football games.
Betting odds are tight between the third and fourth-placed clubs, but playing on their home soil where they haven’t lost a league game for more than two years now certainly gave BVB an advantage on online betting.
It only took four minutes for Dortmund to break the deadlock, with Marco Reus running behind on the left and receiving the ball from Gonzalo Castro – in a seemingly offside position – to fire the ball past Oliver Baumann.
The controversial circumstances of the opener undoubtedly frustrated Hoffenheim, but it was just the start of more misery for them as Reus won a penalty less than 15 minutes later—all after escaping with just a yellow despite a foul to Steven Zuber.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang failed to double their lead from the penalty spot, though he made amends in the second half and headed home unmarked on the 82nd minute. That goal proved to be crucial as Andrej Kramaric pulled one back for the Sinsheimers five minutes later.
With the victory, Dortmund are now up by two over Hoffenheim who were unbeaten in three matches before the tie.
On the other hand, RB Leipzig are now ensured of a top-three finish and Champions League football next season after thrashing Hertha with four goals, courtesy of a double from Timo Werner and Davie Selke.
Record champions Bayern Munich, meanwhile, relegated bottom-club Darmstadt with a hard-fought 1-0 outing at Allianz Arena. Robert Lewandowski, however, failed to score despite expectations that he would be able to bring his tally to 30 goals for the second straight year.
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