Leverkusen Beat Dortmund on Andrich’s Winner, Tightening Top-Four Chase
The result tightens the fight for Germany’s final Champions League spots.
Overview
- Robert Andrich scored from long range after picking off a Ramy Bensebaini pass, giving Bayer Leverkusen a 1-0 win at Borussia Dortmund.
- Leverkusen climbed to fifth place and now sits one point behind fourth-place Stuttgart, with the top four earning Champions League berths.
- Bayern Munich can stretch its lead over Dortmund to 12 points if it beats St. Pauli later, a gap that would push the title race close to a finish.
- RB Leipzig beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 through a late Yan Diomande strike, a result that keeps Leipzig among the top four.
- Wolfsburg lost 2-1 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt, extending a 12-game winless run and leaving the club second from bottom and six points from safety.