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Dortmund maintains charge in Bundesliga
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November 29, 2010, Monday
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BORUSSIA Dortmund came from a goal down to crush bottom side Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-1 on Saturday and stay seven points clear at the top of the German Bundesliga.
Goals from defender Neven Subotic on the stroke of halftime, Shinji Kagawa, substitute Kevin Grosskreutz and Lucas Barrios handed Dortmund its 12th win in 14 games after Marco Reus had given the injury-hit visitors a surprise lead.
Dortmund, with 37 points to Mainz's 30, looks almost certain to enter the winter break in first place with three games left.
"I am more relieved than happy. 'Gladbach were very disciplined, especially in the first half," said Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp. "After that it seemed to work much better for us."
Champion Bayern Munich beat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 to climb up to fifth place.
Third-placed Bayer Leverkusen squandered a two-goal lead and conceded a stoppage-time penalty that allowed Hoffenheim to snatch a 2-2 draw. Mainz beat Nuremberg 3-0 on Friday.
Hanover 96 continued its spectacular season, beating SC Freiburg 3-0 to stay fourth, while Schalke 04 slumped to a 0-5 defeat at Kaiserslautern only three days after advancing in the Champions League. It remains 15th on 13 points.
Hamburg SV beat 10-man VfB Stuttgart 4-2, ending a two-game losing streak, to go up to seventh on 21 points.
In Spain, Villarreal trimmed the gap on second-placed Barcelona to four points after fine goals from Marcos Senna, Santi Cazorla and Nilmar helped it to a 3-0 win over 10-man Real Zaragoza on Saturday.
Champion Barcelona hosts unbeaten leader Real Madrid at the Nou Camp today and third-placed Villarreal seized its chance to cut the advantage held by the big two before the eagerly-anticipated "Clasico".
Pablo Osvaldo's superb volley gave Espanyol a 3-2 win at Atletico Madrid that cemented the Barcelona-based club's hold on fourth, two points behind Villarreal, while Sevilla squandered the lead and lost 1-3 at home to Getafe and stay in seventh.
Goals from defender Neven Subotic on the stroke of halftime, Shinji Kagawa, substitute Kevin Grosskreutz and Lucas Barrios handed Dortmund its 12th win in 14 games after Marco Reus had given the injury-hit visitors a surprise lead.
Dortmund, with 37 points to Mainz's 30, looks almost certain to enter the winter break in first place with three games left.
"I am more relieved than happy. 'Gladbach were very disciplined, especially in the first half," said Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp. "After that it seemed to work much better for us."
Champion Bayern Munich beat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 to climb up to fifth place.
Third-placed Bayer Leverkusen squandered a two-goal lead and conceded a stoppage-time penalty that allowed Hoffenheim to snatch a 2-2 draw. Mainz beat Nuremberg 3-0 on Friday.
Hanover 96 continued its spectacular season, beating SC Freiburg 3-0 to stay fourth, while Schalke 04 slumped to a 0-5 defeat at Kaiserslautern only three days after advancing in the Champions League. It remains 15th on 13 points.
Hamburg SV beat 10-man VfB Stuttgart 4-2, ending a two-game losing streak, to go up to seventh on 21 points.
In Spain, Villarreal trimmed the gap on second-placed Barcelona to four points after fine goals from Marcos Senna, Santi Cazorla and Nilmar helped it to a 3-0 win over 10-man Real Zaragoza on Saturday.
Champion Barcelona hosts unbeaten leader Real Madrid at the Nou Camp today and third-placed Villarreal seized its chance to cut the advantage held by the big two before the eagerly-anticipated "Clasico".
Pablo Osvaldo's superb volley gave Espanyol a 3-2 win at Atletico Madrid that cemented the Barcelona-based club's hold on fourth, two points behind Villarreal, while Sevilla squandered the lead and lost 1-3 at home to Getafe and stay in seventh.
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