Borussia Dortmund are one win away from their first Bundesliga title in a decade, after two second-half objectives from Sebastien Haller delivered a 3-0 win at Augsburg on Sunday. Dortmund at the moment are two factors away from Bayern Munich, who misplaced 3-1 at dwelling to RB Leipzig on Saturday, with one match remaining. They now want to higher Bayern’s consequence subsequent week at dwelling towards Mainz to raise the Bundesliga defend for the primary time since 2011-12. Despite Augsburg being lowered to 10 males late within the first half, the sport was scoreless till the 58th minute, when Haller pounced on a rebound to attain the opener.

Haller, who missed the primary half of the season as he overcame testicular most cancers, scored one other with six remaining to ship the visiting followers into raptures.

Julian Brandt added a purpose in harm time.

“We’re very happy, but not completely satisfied” Dortmund supervisor Edin Terzic advised DAZN, “we’ve got a next step we need to take”.

A “happy and proud” Haller advised DAZN “we’ve got a huge chance to achieve something big”.

Augsburg supervisor Enrico Maassen mentioned “the red card was the crucial moment… you can give it, but that’s a hard decision”.

Dortmund, who got here into the sport understanding victory would put them accountable for the title race, had been winless on the highway since February.

The guests made the journey south with out star midfielder Jude Bellingham, who did not recuperate from a knee grievance.

Stuttgart’s earlier win at Mainz meant Augsburg had been solely two factors away from the relegation zone.

Dortmund, who scored 11 objectives of their previous two video games, had been dominant within the first half however couldn’t discover a breakthrough, Haller forcing a fingertip save from Tomas Koubek.

With 33 minutes gone, Julian Brandt latched onto a 40-metre defence-splitting cross from Emre Can however blasted instantly into Koubek when one on one with the Augsburg ‘keeper.

Shortly earlier than half-time last-man Felix Uduokhai earned a pink card, tackling Donyell Malen on the sting of the penalty field.

Augsburg dug deep regardless of shedding a person within the hope of snatching a degree.

Haller lastly broke via for the guests, accumulating a rebound off Koubek earlier than turning and threading the ball into the far nook.

With simply over 5 minutes remaining, Haller repeated the trick, pouncing on a rebounded Marco Reus shot to faucet Dortmund 2-0 up, sending the visiting followers right into a chant of “German champions, only Dortmund”.

With the clock winding down, Dortmund captain Mats Hummels was helped off the sphere after copping a boot to the face.

The centre-back’s substitute, Nico Schlotterbeck, put the ball via for Brandt to attain a 3rd.

Stuttgart keep alive

Earlier, a purpose and two assists from substitute Chris Fuehrich gave Stuttgart an enormous enhance of their relegation battle, with a 4-1 win away at Mainz.

Brought on with half-hour remaining with the scores locked 1-1, Fuehrich laid on a purpose for Serhou Guirassy simply two minutes later, earlier than including considered one of his personal.

The winger laid on one other purpose in harm time for Tanguy Coulibaly to take his facet from the relegation locations to the protection of fifteenth with one matchday remaining.

Having misplaced solely considered one of their previous eight dwelling video games, the house facet hit the lead after 23 minutes, Marcus Ingvartsen wading via a sea of Stuttgart defenders to faucet in a deflection off Wataro Endo.

Japan worldwide Endo levelled issues up for Stuttgart late within the first half, ending off a counter from a Mainz nook with an excellent volley previous a helpless Finn Dahmen in purpose.

Fuehrich laid a purpose on for Guirassy halfway via the second, earlier than scoring considered one of his personal, the winger shedding two defenders earlier than curling in his fifth purpose of the season.

Fuehrich then arrange a fourth for Coulibaly in harm time, sealing an excellent Sunday for Stuttgart.

In Sunday’s late recreation, sixth-placed Bayer Leverkusen can enhance their possibilities of European soccer subsequent season with a win at dwelling towards Borussia Moenchengladbach.

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