Borussia Dortmund asserted themselves late on at the Signal Iduna Park, with a 3-1 scoreline against Eintracht Frankfurt telling most of the story.
A dull first 45 minutes, the travelling club were more than happy to sit deep and look for counter attacking opportunities. Die Schwarzgelben really missed the influence of Christian Pulisic and Shinji Kagawa, as their attacking creativity was limited.
Fatefully, the stalemate was broken by an old fashioned set piece. With Frankfurt's defence failing to clear, a bouncing ball saw centre back Abdou Diallo direct his header goalwards. Parried by on loan PSG keeper Kevin Trapp, a free-for-all ended in BVB taking the lead.