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– Borussia Dortmund closed the gap on leaders Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga to six points after Marco Reus’ double inspired the title chasers to a 3-0 win at Union Berlin on Sunday.
– Without top goalscorer Erling Haaland through injury, captain Reus settled any Dortmund nerves in aftermath of the 5-2 thrashing at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen last time out, drilling the visitors in front in the 18th minute.
– Reus then put Dortmund firmly in command in the capital seven minutes later, after rounding the goalkeeper and slotting home the second.
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– Having remained in control for the majority of the second half, Raphael Guerreiro poked home a late third to make sure of the win for the visitors.
– Bayern’s shock 4-2 defeat by VfL Bochum on Saturday opened the door for second-placed Dortmund, who took full advantage to keep the title race alive on 46 points from 22 matches played, six points off the champions.
– This season’s surprise package Union never really got going, with a second successive defeat meaning they drop to sixth in the table.
