Dortmund outclassed Cologne 6:1 and leads the Bundesliga

< /p> Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro (left) celebrates with teammates after scoring against Cologne in a German league match on March 18, 2023.

Berlin – Borussia Dortmund outclassed Cologne 6:1 and took the lead in the German league. Marco Reus and Sébastien Haller scored two goals. Hoffenheim got a full point gain after seven defeats and moved from last place ahead of the Berlin side outside the relegation zone after a 3-1 win over Hertha. Czech defender Pavel Kadeřábek also rejoiced at his first league win since mid-October. Schalke with midfielder Alex Král saved a 1:1 draw in Augsburg with a goal at the end, but remained penultimate. Third-placed Leipzig surprisingly lost 0:1 to Bochum, another relegation-threatened team.

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In Dortmund, it was decided before halftime. Guerreiro, Haller, Reus and Malen scored in succession. Even before the break, Selke scored from the spot, but after the change of sides, Haller and captain Reus added the second goals, who moved to second place in the club's all-time scorers' table. He has his 161st goal, surpassing Michael Zorc and 16 goals behind Alfred Preissler.

Dortmund moved a point ahead of Bayern, who face Leverkusen on Sunday. Kolín nad Rýnem has won only one point from the last five games and is thirteenth.

Hoffenheim have lost eight games and drawn once in the spring and have won 14 games overall in the Bundesliga. In a direct battle for survival with Hertha, Kramarič converted two penalties in the first half, and at the beginning of the second act, the Togolese forward Bebou added insurance after an individual action. After Dabbur was sent off just two minutes after coming on, the home side played in a weakened state from the 71st minute, but the visitors could only reduce the set-up. Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo also got his first win since his arrival in February.

Schalke extended their unbeaten run to eight games. In Augsburg, the team from Gelsenkirchen conceded at the beginning of the second half, but the home team's Demirovič was immediately sent off for kicking an opponent in the face. Schalke took advantage of the power play only at the very end with a goal by Bülter from the penalty spot.

Leipzig failed to correct the 0:7 debacle with Manchester City in the round of 16 of the Champions League and lost in Bochum with a goal by Serbian defender Mašovic. The home team moved away from the relegation zone by four points. Stuttgart fell to the bottom of the table after a 0:1 home defeat against Wolfsburg. The result was determined by the Egyptian striker Marmúš, a former VfB player.

German Football League – Round 25:

Augsburg – Schalke 1:1 (51. Maier – 90.+1 Bülter from pen.), Bochum – Leipzig 1:0 (48. Mašovič), Hoffenheim – Hertha Berlin 3:1 (24. and 37. both from pen. Kramarič, 51. Bebou – 90.+2 Jovetič), Stuttgart – Wolfsburg 0:1 (56. Marmúš), Dortmund – Cologne 6:1 (17. and 69. Haller, 32. and 70. Reus, 15. Guerreiro, 36. Malen – 42. Selke).

Table:

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