Borussia Dortmund returned to winning ways after two consecutive losses to Hamburg in the Bundesliga and Krasnodar in the UEFA Europa League, beating VfB Stuttgart 4-1 on Matchday 14 of the 2015/16 season.
The Black and Yellows had a number of standout performers in their comfortable win on Sunday.
Sven Bender, playing in central defence once more, this time for captain Mats Hummels—whom head coach Thomas Tuchel wanted to give a rest, according to his interview with German broadcaster Sky—played very well. The 26-year-old led his team in tackles, interceptions and clearances defensively, while also contributing going forward, having the most touches of all players on the pitch and playing a great pre-assist for the second goal.