Borussia Dortmund ended Bayern Munich’s unbeaten start to the league campaign with a 1-0 Bundesliga victory courtesy of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s first-half goal.
The hosts, who had not triumphed over their fierce rivals in the league since 2014, ignited their Bundesliga title hopes with a gritty display at Signal Iduna Park, where they spent long spells on the back foot en route to a 27th home league match without defeat.
Thomas Tuchel’s men rode their luck at times and were ultimately indebted to Aubameyang’s close-range 11th-minute finish, which brought them to within three points of their visitors.
It is RB Leipzig – 3-2 winners over Bayer Leverkusen on Friday – who lead the way, but Bayern will wonder how they did not at least claim a draw on Saturday.
Franck Ribery had a goal ruled out for offside and Xabi Alonso struck the woodwork for Carlo Ancelotti’s side, who almost conceded a second when Aubameyang proved uncharacteristically profligate after finding himself one-on-one with Manuel Neuer.
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