Dortmund Returns to Victories

Borussia Dortmund returned to the winning track and the top of the table, moving three points clear of defending champions Bayern Munich ahead of their anticipated “Klassiker,” with a 1-0 victory over visitors Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday in the seventh round of the German Bundesliga. Dortmund’s fifth win of the season was thanks to substitute Maximilian Philipp, who scored the only goal in the 80th minute. At the Westfalenstadion, Dortmund sealed the match late thanks to substitutes Jude Bellingham, brother of Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham, and Philipp, ending a winless run of two games that had seen them drawn 2-2 with Werder Bremen and held to a goalless draw by Union Berlin, lifting their tally to 17 points compared to 14 for the Bavarian club. Bellingham found Philipp on the left flank, who then beat Frankfurt’s international goalkeeper Noah Atuboe with ten minutes remaining in regular time.

RB Leipzig shed the dust of their humiliating six-goal defeat to Bayern Munich by beating newly promoted top-flight side Elversberg 4-0. Goals came from Frenchman Teddy Teuma (48th minute), Brazilian Rocco Reitz (66th and 90+4th minutes), and Christoph Baumgartner (84th minute). Leipzig moved up to fifth place with 12 points, ahead of Werder Bremen on goal difference after Bremen’s 3-2 away win over host Mainz 05. A brace from Niklas Vollkrug and a goal from Dutchman Ludwig Augustinsson put Bremen back on the winning track.

Paderborn reconciled with their fans by defeating visitors Hamburg with a late goal scored by Frenchman Ryan Philippe with two minutes remaining in regular time. Augsburg drew 1-1 with visitors Union Berlin, who sit in second from bottom. Cologne also drew 0-0 with visitors Schalke.