BERLIN (AP) Borussia Dortmund kept its nine-point advantage over Bayern Munich with a 2-1 Ruhr derby win at Schalke in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
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Jadon Sancho sealed the unbeaten visitors’ 11th win from 14 games with a fine finish in the 74th minute, restoring Dortmund’s lead after Daniel Caligiuri equalized from the penalty spot. Thomas Delaney had given Dortmund an early lead.
Bayern, which is chasing an unprecedented seventh consecutive title, kept pace and moved second with a 3-0 win over promoted Nuremberg in their Bavarian Derby in Munich.
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Also, Freiburg defeated Leipzig 3-0 at home, Bayer Leverkusen earned a 1-0 win at home over Augsburg, and Wolfsburg and Hoffenheim drew 2-2.
Hertha Berlin was hosting Eintracht Frankfurt later Saturday.
STANDINGS
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Home | Away | PTS |
| Borussia Dortmund | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 6-1-0 | 5-2-0 | 36 |
| Bayern Munich | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3-3-1 | 5-0-2 | 27 |
| Mönchengladbach | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 6-0-0 | 2-2-3 | 26 |
| RB Leipzig | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 5-2-0 | 2-2-3 | 25 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 3-1-2 | 4-1-3 | 23 |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4-2-1 | 2-3-2 | 23 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 3-2-2 | 3-2-2 | 22 |
| Werder Bremen | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 3-2-3 | 3-1-2 | 21 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2-3-3 | 3-1-2 | 19 |
| FSV Mainz 05 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 3-2-2 | 2-1-3 | 18 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 3-1-3 | 2-2-3 | 18 |
| SC Freiburg | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 3-3-2 | 1-2-3 | 17 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 3-0-4 | 1-2-4 | 14 |
| FC Augsburg | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 1-3-2 | 2-1-5 | 13 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 26 | -17 | 2-1-3 | 1-1-5 | 11 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 2-3-2 | 0-2-5 | 11 |
| Hannover 96 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 2-1-3 | 0-2-5 | 9 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 2-0-5 | 0-3-4 | 9 |
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