Borussia Dortmund is closing in on Bayern Munich. After its draw last week against Freiburg, BVB had to relaunch against Borussia M’Gladbach in order to stay close to the Bavarian leader. Brandt quickly opened the scoring for the Marsupiaux (1-0, 10th), before Beier secured the victory in the final moments (2-0, 90th+7).
An important victory for Dortmund, assured of finishing the year in second place and provisionally returning to six points behind Bayern Munich. For its part, Borussia Mönchengladbach suffered a third defeat before hosting Augsburg.