Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus scored late to chop the hole on Bundesliga chief Bayern Munich to a degree with a 2-1 win at residence towards Stuttgart on Saturday.
Dortmund appeared set for disappointment because it struggled to make the most of Bayern’s shock 2-1 loss at Augsburg the evening earlier than, however Reus grabbed the house staff’s winner within the eighty fifth minute when he tapped within the rebound after Florian Müller had saved Thorgan Hazard’s preliminary effort.
The probability got here on a counterattack from Stuttgart’s nook because the guests themselves pushed for a winner.
Dortmund was once more with out injured star ahead Erling Haaland, who watched from the stands.
Dutch striker Donyell Malen scored his first Bundesliga purpose since becoming a member of Dortmund within the offseason from PSV Eindhoven, however Stuttgart fought again via Roberto Massimo.
Stuttgart made life troublesome from the beginning and had the very best probability of the primary half when Gregor Kobel was compelled to make an excellent save to disclaim Tanguy Coulibaly a couple of minutes earlier than halftime.
Malen, who’d been coming in for criticism for failing to settle after his transfer, lastly received his first league purpose within the 56th, although it got here with some luck as his long-range effort took a decisive deflection from Stuttgart captain Wataru Endo.
Massimo equalized on a counterattack seven minutes later, however Reus had the ultimate say.
Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen additionally gained, by beating promoted sides Greuther Fürth 4-0 and Bochum 1-0, respectively.
Hoffenheim defeated American coach Jesse Marsch’s Leipzig staff 2-0 and Arminia Bielefeld drew with Wolfsburg 2-2.
Union Berlin was internet hosting crosstown rival Hertha Berlin for the Bundesliga’s solely metropolis derby later Saturday.