Borussia Dortmund kept up its pursuit of Bayern Munich as Henrikh Mkhitaryan struck to sink the Bundesliga's bottom club, Hannover, 1-0.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan's fine second-half goal ensured Borussia Dortmund returned to winning ways in the Bundesliga with a 1-0 victory over bottom club Hannover.
Dortmund was held to a scoreless draw at Hertha Berlin last weekend and, as star forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looked on from the stands nursing a minor injury, Thomas Tuchel's men endured a similar story of frustration for the best part of an hour at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday.
Marco Reus was denied by the crossbar and Hannover goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler produced in an assured performance, but he was not overly extended as Thomas Schaaf’s struggling visitors displayed ample discipline to offset their lack of attacking ambition.