Union Berlin 0-3 Dortmund: Reus brace sends BVB 6 pts behind Bayern

Despite Erling Haaland being sidelined through injury, Borussia Dortmund grabbed a 3-0 win away at Union Berlin in the Bundesliga on Sunday, thanks to a Marco Reus first-half brace and a Raphael Guerreiro goal after the break.

Match Report

This was the first double Reus has managed since a game against Eintracht Frankfurt back in 2013, with the German forward scoring his two goals in a space of seven minutes before the half-hour mark.

The opener came 18 minutes in with a low effort from inside the box after a fine Mahmoud Dahoud pass, with Reus completing his brace after a great individual play.

Dortmund managed to put the game to bed with 20 minutes to go through Guerreiro, who made the most of a ball put into the box by Jude Bellingham to net his team's third.

Marco Rose's side managed to grab a morale-boosting win, four days before the first leg of their Europa League tie against Rangers.

Dortmund close the gap to Bayern

Following Bayern Munich's surprising 4-2 defeat to Bochum on Saturday, Dortmund have now moved to within six points from the Bundesliga leaders, while Union Berlin find themselves in seventh place in the table.

Line-ups

Union Berlin XI: Oczipka, A. Luthe, C. Trimmel, Knoche, S. Becker, S. Michel, Öztunali, G. Prömel, Baumgartl, T. Awoniyi, P. Jaeckel

Subs: Haraguchi, A. Ujah, Ronnow, K. Behrens, K. Möhwald, S. Abdullahi, J. Ryerson, A. Schäfer, L. Dehl

Dortmund XI: Witsel, Hummels, Reus, Guerreiro, Brandt, Dahoud, Akanji, G. Kobel, Zagadou, D. Malen, J. Bellingham

Subs: Hitz, Schulz, Emre Can, Passlack, M. Pongracic, S. Tigges, Reinier, Y. Moukoko