Borussia Dortmund ended a run of three Bundesliga games without a win as they held on to beat an in-form Bayer Leverkusen side 3-2. BVB boss Lucien Favre praised his side for holding on to an important win as they regained their three point advantage over Bayern Munich in the battle for first place in the table.
Bayern had clawed back a nine point gap between the sides after Dortmund failed to hold onto leads against Frankfurt and Hoffenheim, as well as being held to a goalless draw against bottom of the league Nürnberg, but a valuable three points against Leverkusen keeps BVB top of the table.