Regardless of the almost-daily rumors that Borussia Dortmund wizard Marco Reus could be headed to Bayern Munich at the end of the season, he isn’t there yet.
That’s something Bayern fans were keenly aware of following Reus’ 31st minute goal, one that put the struggling BVB side up 1-0 at Allianz Arena against the reigning champions.
But in a bit of unfortunate poetic justice -- for Dortmund fans -- Robert Lewandowski scored for dominant Bayern to tie things up in 72nd minute. Lewandowski left Dortmund for Bayern after last season.
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And then Franck Ribery hit the deck in the box in the 85th minute, with Neven Subotic given a yellow card and Arjen Robben slotting home the penalty. The Bavarians had overcome the visitors lead and restored order.
The 2-1 loss sinks Borussia Dortmund into the relegation playoff slot.
Other scores and fixtures
Hamburger SV 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen - USMNT attacker Julian Green did not feature, but Hamburger has leapt out of the relegation zone thanks to Klaas-Jan Huntelaar’s early winner.
Stuttgart 0-4 Wolfsburg - Big Croatian attacker Ivan Perisic netted two goals as Die Wölfe moved into second place.
Hannover 96 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt - An 88th minute own goal condemned the visitors to a hard luck, as USMNT defender Timothy Chandler played the full match at right back.
Mainz 1-2 Werder Bremen - Former Wigan giant Franco Di Santo scored a brace in the comeback win, as Bremen pulls off the shock of the week to move off the bottom of the table.
Schalke 1-0 Augsburg - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar’s goal was enough for the hosts to pick up all three points, but the bigger news is the thigh injury to 21-year-old Schalke star Julian Draxler. The in-demand Premier League transfer target is not expected to play for the rest of 2014 after picking up the injury 11 seconds into the match.
Monchengladbach vs. Hoffenheim - 930am ET Sunday
Koln vs. Freiburg - 1130am ET Sunday
Paderborn vs. Hertha Berlin - 1130am ET Sunday
Standings |
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Home | Away | PTS |
| Bayern Munich | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 6-0-0 | 1-3-0 | 24 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 4-1-0 | 2-1-2 | 20 |
| Mönchen | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2-3-0 | 2-2-0 | 17 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3-2-0 | 1-3-0 | 17 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3-2-0 | 1-2-2 | 16 |
| Hannover 96 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 4-0-1 | 1-1-3 | 16 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3-2-0 | 1-0-4 | 14 |
| FSV Mainz 05 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2-2-1 | 1-3-1 | 14 |
| SC Paderborn | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2-2-1 | 1-1-2 | 12 |
| 1. FC Köln | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1-2-1 | 2-1-2 | 12 |
| FC Augsburg | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 3-0-1 | 1-0-5 | 12 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 2-1-2 | 1-2-2 | 12 |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 3-1-1 | 0-1-3 | 11 |
| Hamburger SV | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 1-2-2 | 1-1-3 | 9 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 1-1-3 | 1-2-2 | 9 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 1-1-3 | 1-0-4 | 7 |
| Werder Bremen | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 0-2-2 | 1-2-3 | 7 |
| SC Freiburg | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 0-3-1 | 0-2-3 | 5 |
