Borussia Dortmund stumbled once more within the Bundesliga with a 1-1 draw at relegation-threatened Augsburg to let Bayern Munich open up an eight-point lead on Sunday.
Thorgan Hazard scored within the first half for Dortmund however the guests didn’t construct on their lead as Donyell Malen hit the submit and had been caught out when Noah Sarenren Bazee equalized within the 78th.
The level lifted Augsburg out of the relegation zone on aim distinction with Hertha Berlin dropping into the relegation/playoff place with 10 rounds of the league remaining. Hertha hasn’t gained within the league since beating Dortmund 3-2 at residence on December 18.
Dortmund subsequently misplaced to Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen within the league, whereas it was knocked out of the German Cup by second division St. Pauli and out of the Europa League final Thursday by Scottish facet Rangers.
Hazard scored within the thirty fifth minute when he surged previous Augsburg defenders Mads Pedersen and Felix Uduokhai earlier than capturing contained in the far submit from a slim angle.
But Augsburg stayed within the sport and coach Markus Weinzierl introduced on Bazee to reinvigorate his group’s assault with 20 minutes remaining. The 25-year-old winger scored the equalizer eight minutes later.
Earlier, Christopher Nkunku’s late aim was sufficient for Leipzig to reclaim fourth and the final qualification place for the Champions League with a 1-0 win at Bochum.
Nkunku scored within the 82nd minute after Bochum captain Anthony Losilla hit the crossbar and Christopher Antwi-Adjei hit the submit for the house group. It was Nkunku’s 14th aim of the season.
Bayern defeated Frankfurt 1-0 away on Saturday.