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Borussia Dortmund stun Bayern Munich in Pep Guardiola's biggest loss | |
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Borussia Dortmund bounced back from their Champions League exit against Real Madrid in midweek to crush the Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich, 3-0 in spectacular fashion. | |
For the Bavarians, already crowned German champions, the defeat was their second in a row in the league after a record 53-game unbeaten run and for Pep Guardiola his biggest ever loss as a coach. | For the Bavarians, already crowned German champions, the defeat was their second in a row in the league after a record 53-game unbeaten run and for Pep Guardiola his biggest ever loss as a coach. |
Bayern also had the Brazilian Rafinha sent off for slapping Henrikh Mkhitaryan in stoppage time. | |
The visitors took a 21st minute lead when Mkhitaryan slotted home after some good play, the Armenian making up for a string of missed chances in the 3-2 aggregate defeat against Real on Tuesday. | The visitors took a 21st minute lead when Mkhitaryan slotted home after some good play, the Armenian making up for a string of missed chances in the 3-2 aggregate defeat against Real on Tuesday. |
The midfielder, who apologised to his team-mates and fans for his midweek lapses, kept his cool after Marco Reus sent him through with a fine pass. | |
Bayern, who face Real in the Champions League last four, were further hampered when the goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was taken off at half-time with a calf muscle injury, making way for the third choice, Lukas Raeder. | |
The 20-year-old's league debut got off to a nightmare start after 49 minutes when Mkhitaryan launched a quick break and Reus tapped in with the keeper out of position. | The 20-year-old's league debut got off to a nightmare start after 49 minutes when Mkhitaryan launched a quick break and Reus tapped in with the keeper out of position. |
Raeder could do nothing, however, when Jonas Hofmann broke free to rifle in Dortmund's third in the 56th minute as the 71,000-crowd in the Allianz Arena fell silent. | Raeder could do nothing, however, when Jonas Hofmann broke free to rifle in Dortmund's third in the 56th minute as the 71,000-crowd in the Allianz Arena fell silent. |
Bayern tried desperately to hit back but they rarely got past a solid Dortmund defence and were reduced to long-range efforts which sailed wide. | Bayern tried desperately to hit back but they rarely got past a solid Dortmund defence and were reduced to long-range efforts which sailed wide. |
With the title sewn up and their place secured in the Champions League last four, Bayern face Kaiserslautern of Bundesliga 2 in the semi-finals of the German Cup next week and are still on track to repeat their unprecedented trophy treble of last season. | |
Dortmund, in second place, kept their three-point lead over Schalke, who beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 on Friday, with four games left. | Dortmund, in second place, kept their three-point lead over Schalke, who beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 on Friday, with four games left. |
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