Haller fires Dortmund to the top of the Bundesliga, just 1 round left
Stuttgart's Wataru Endo celebrates scoring during the Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 - VfB Stuttgart at Mewa Arena, in Mainz, Germany, Sunday May 21, 2023. (Torsten Silz/dpa via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Torsten Silz]
BERLIN (AP) — Sébastien Haller has fired Borussia Dortmund to the top of the Bundesliga with one round remaining by scoring two goals in a 3-0 win at 10-man Augsburg. The Ivory Coast striker made the breakthrough against the home team’s stubborn defense in the 59th minute and sealed the win in the 84th. Julian Brandt got Dortmund’s third in injury time. It lifts Dortmund two points clear of 10-time defending champion Bayern Munich going into the final round. Bayern’s defeat at home to Leipzig handed the initiative to Dortmund on Saturday. Japan midfielder Wataru Endo scored one goal and set up another to help Stuttgart move out of the Bundesliga’s relegation zone with a 4-1 win in Mainz.
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Stuttgart's Wataru Endo celebrates scoring during the Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 - VfB Stuttgart at Mewa Arena, in Mainz, Germany, Sunday May 21, 2023. (Torsten Silz/dpa via AP)
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Mainz's Aymen Barko, right, and Stuttgart's Silas Katompa Mvumpa battle for the ball during the Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 - VfB Stuttgart at Mewa Arena, in Mainz, Germany, Sunday May 21, 2023. (Torsten Silz/dpa via AP)
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Borussia Dortmund players celebrate after Dortmund's Sebastien Haller, right, scored his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund at the WWK Arena in Augsburg, Germany, Sunday, May 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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