Dortmund 3-2 Bayern: Reus & Paco settle thrilling Klassiker after Lewy double

Paco Alcacer came off the bench to score a wonderful winner as Borussia Dortmund completed a stunning comeback to down Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich 3-2 in a brilliant Klassiker, after which BVB go 4 points clear at top.

Match Events

10' Reus wastes good chance in front of Neuer

REUS CAN’T CAPITALISE! The forward gets into the penalty area all alone after BVB win possession back in midfield, but his strike is taken very weakly and Neuer makes a comfortable save!  

12' No pen! Lewandowski taken down in the box

Lewandowski is still giving the referee an earful after he feels he was taken down just inside the penalty area from behind. Weigl did put a foot in, but it appears as though he made contact with the ball first.

26'GOAL! Dortmund 0-1 Bayern (Lewandowski)

1-0 TO BAYERN MUNICH! It’s an easy finish for Lewandowski as Ribery spreads the ball to the right for Kimmich, who plays it immediately for Gnabry. The right-winger looks up and curls a textbook cross into the six-yard box for Lewandowski who pops up with a header!  

49'Penalty Goal! Dortmund 1-1 Bayern (Reus)

52'GOAL! Dortmund 1-2 Bayern (Lewandowski)

60' GOAL DISALLOWED! Lewandowski's shot offside

NO GOAL! Dortmund are denied on the line! Sancho jinks past three defenders before sliding a pass across the face of goal for Reus who takes a touch to set himself before shooting. His effort gets past Neuer, but a Bayern defender races back onto the line to make the clearance!  BVB are ever-so-close to restoring parity!

67'GOAL! Dortmund 2-2 Bayern (Reus)

DORTMUND FINALLY GET IT RIGHT! 2-2! Piszczek has the ball on the right, a step in front of the touchline and puts a fantastic cross to the top of the penalty area for Reus who smashes his shot on the half-volley, beating Neuer comfortably! A wonderful goal – and the home side are back in it once again!

73'GOAL! Dortmund 3-2 Bayern (Alcacer)

 COMETH THE HOUR, COMETH THE MAN! 3-2 DORTMUND! The hosts do it again! Ribery loses possession deep in the Dortmund half to Sancho who immediately pushes the ball forward to Witsel. After looking up, the central-midfielder sees Alcacer streaking down the middle of the pitch with only one person marking him. The throughball is weighted to perfection and the striker gets onto the end of it and slips the ball past Neuer after beating his man in a race.

Match reports

Marco Reus twice cancelled out Robert Lewandowski goals, but it was Alcacer who struck the decisive blow in the 73rd minute at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday.

Dortmund had a four-point cushion to the Bundesliga champions heading into the clash and their seven-point gap will now give them real hope of a title challenge, although they were spared a last-gasp Lewandowski leveller by a correct offside call.

Bayern coach Niko Kovac insisted pre-match he was not feeling the pressure, but questions may again be asked about his future at the club after their six-game unbeaten run in all competitions ended.

Reus was recalled to the Germany squad this week and the Dortmund captain should have given the hosts an early lead, hitting a one-on-one chance straight at Manuel Neuer, who had conceded each of his last eight shots on target in the Bundesliga.

Bayern punished slack Dortmund defending with the opening goal in the 26th minute, Lewandowski drifting between the centre-backs to head home Serge Gnabry's right-wing cross.

Dortmund started the second half in similar fashion to the first and equalised from the penalty spot in the 49th minute, Reus beating Neuer from 12 yards after being fouled by the goalkeeper.

But parity lasted only four minutes, Bayern retaking the lead with a breathtakingly beautiful goal.

Gnabry had space to shoot but instead backheeled a cute pass to Joshua Kimmich, the right-back's floated cross converted from close range by supreme poacher Lewandowski.

The Bayern striker had a hat-trick goal ruled out for offside while the champions rode their luck at the other end, Kimmich brilliantly clearing a Reus shot off the line before substitute Alcacer was halted by Jerome Boateng with the goal at his mercy.

Dortmund levelled again in the 66th minute, though, Reus connecting with a wonderful first-time finish to rifle home a right-wing Lukasz Piszczek cross.

And they snatched all three points as Bayern's high defensive line was stretched again, Sancho robbing Franck Ribery to start a move that saw Axel Witsel send Alcacer through to chip Neuer.

Bayern thought they had stolen a point in the 95th minute when Lewandowski steered a super backheel past Marwin Hitz, but the goal was rightly disallowed for offside.

Line-ups

Dortmund XI: A. Witsel, Ł. Piszczek, M. Reus, Götze, M. Hitz, Weigl, M. Akanji, J.B Larsen, A. Hakimi, Zagadou, Sancho

Subs: Toprak, T. Delaney, Raphaël Guerreiro, Alcácer, E. Oelschlägel, Dahoud, Pulisic

Bayern XI: Ribéry, M. Neuer, J.Martínez, J. Boateng, M. Hummels, Alaba, T. Müller, R. Lewandowski, L. Goretzka, Gnabry, J. Kimmich

Subs: Rafinha, Sven Ulreich, Wagner, J. Rodríguez, N. Süle, R.Sanches, P. Will