Borussia Dortmund’s Bundesliga title hopes suffered another blow as two late Hoffenheim goals condemned Lucien Favre’s side to an away defeat. The visitors took the lead after 17 minutes through Mario Götze, as the midfielder squeezed his shot over the line from Achraf Hakimi’s cutback. Hoffenheim hit the bar from a free kick but struggled to create other clear-cut chances, and Dortmund looked set to go into the German winter break on a high. “It’s not going to killl us, but it’s tough to accept,” Dortmund’s Julian Brandt said afterwards. With 19 minutes played, Pellegrini set Zaniolo away on the right and he crossed into the area for Dzeko to net from close range.

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2019 22:26 UTC