Dortmund ease past Wolfsburg 2-0 to stay in title hunt
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund - Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany - May 23, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland in action with VfL Wolfsburg's Renato Steffen, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS
Borussia Dortmund scored a goal in each half through Raphael Guerreiro and Achraf Hakimi to beat hosts VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 on Saturday for their sixth straight Bundesliga win to stay on the heels of leaders Bayern Munich.
Portugal international Guerreiro tapped in a cutback from Thorgan Hazard after Erling Haaland had failed to connect in the 32nd minute, and Hakimi fired in from a fine Jadon Sancho assist -- his 16th of the season -- in the 78th to make sure of the three points.
The result lifted second-placed Dortmund to 57 points, four behind leaders Bayern, who beat Eintracht Frankfurt 5-2.
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund - Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany - May 23, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Achraf Hakimi celebrates scoring their second goal with Jadon Sancho and Erling Haaland, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS
The Bundesliga resumed last week, with no fans in attendance, after being suspended for more than two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dortmund central defender Mats Hummels was taken off at halftime with a knock on the leg, although he did not appear to be seriously injured. They are already missing injured Dan Axel Zagadou and captain Marco Reus.
"I briefly spoke to the doctor," Dortmund sports director Michael Zorc said. "Mats had problems with his heel. He has had them in training for some time. We hope that he will be able to play on Tuesday."
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund - Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany - May 23, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland in action with VfL Wolfsburg's Renato Steffen, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS
The Wolves only briefly got a look-in when Renato Steffen was sent through right after the restart, but with only keeper Roman Buerki to beat his shot glanced the bar and sailed high.
They have now lost five consecutive home games to Dortmund, the first team to do that at Wolfsburg, while Dortmund have not conceded a goal in their two games since the league restart.
Wolfsburg, who suffered their first defeat in eight league games, were left with 10 men when substitute Felix Klaus was sent off with 10 minutes remaining for a rough challenge.
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund - Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany - May 23, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland in action with VfL Wolfsburg's Xaver Schlager, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS
(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Hugh Lawson and Pritha Sarkar)
Soccer Football - Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund - Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany - May 23, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro celebrates scoring their first goal, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS Soccer Football - Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund - Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany - May 23, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho and Erling Haaland celebrate their second goal scored by Achraf Hakimi, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS Soccer Football - Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund - Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany - May 23, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS Soccer Football - Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund - Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany - May 23, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro takes a corner kick, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS Soccer Football - Bundesliga - VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund - Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany - May 23, 2020 Borussia Dortmund's Raphael Guerreiro celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS
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