European football: Borussia Dortmund close in on Champions League spot

Guirassy and Beier on target in 2-1 win at Cologne Dortmund now eight points clear of fifth-place Leipzig Goals from Serhou Guirassy and Maximilian Beier took Borussia Dortmund to a 2-1 win at Cologne , tightening their grip on Champions League qualification. Dortmund’s pulsating 3-2 home loss to Bayern Munich last week ended their slim Bundesliga title hopes. Saturday’s win took second-placed Dortmund eight clear of fifth-placed RB Leipzig. Beier teed up Guirassy after 16 minutes, floating a ball over the Cologne defence for the Guinean to score his 12th Bundesliga goal this season. Continue reading...