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Dortmund back in top five with second win in a row

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v Arminia Bielefeld - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - February 27, 2021 Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho scores their second goal from the penalty spot Pool via REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

Borussia Dortmund scored three second-half goals to ease past struggling Arminia Bielefeld 3-0 on Saturday, claiming their second straight win in the Bundesliga and climbing back into fifth place.

Mo Dahoud broke the deadlock two minutes after the restart with a low shot from 18 metres, after the hosts had dominated the first 45 minutes with more than 70% possession in some stretches of play.

Jadon Sancho made it 2-0 with a well-taken 58th minute penalty, confirming his fine form with his sixth league goal.

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund v Arminia Bielefeld - Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany - February 27, 2021 Borussia Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro shoots at goal Pool via REUTERS/Marius Becker

Brazilian teenager Reinier notched his first ever Bundesliga goal to help lift Dortmund to fifth place on 39 points, three behind Eintracht Frankfurt. The top four teams qualify for the Champions League next season.

The Ruhr valley club have now won their last three games in all competitions, including a 3-2 win at Sevilla in their Champions League Round of 16 first leg.

(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

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