Key Highlights
- Julian Brandt set the home side on its way shortly before halftime.
- Nico Schlotterbeck doubled Dortmund’s lead with a fierce shot that swerved into the bottom corner in the 60th minute.
- Dortmund moved back to a point behind second-placed Leipzig, which demolished Eintracht Frankfurt 6-0 on Saturday.
- League leader Bayern Munich, which thrashed Stuttgart 5-0 on Saturday, has an eight-point advantage over Leipzig.
- Hoffenheim would have leapfrogged Dortmund with a win but remained fifth, five points below its opponent.
