Late Alcacer double sends Dortmund two points clear at top
Borussia Dortmund will meet Bayern Munich as Bundesliga leaders next weekend thanks to a last-gasp 2-0 win over Wolfsburg while the champions were held 1-1 at Freiburg. Paco Alcacer's late double took Dortmund two points clear of Bayern, who needed an equalizer from Robert Lewandowski to secure a point. Dortmund will arrive in Munich for the crucial title clash two points ahead of their rivals.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 30 March 2019
- Modified Date: 08:11 | 30 March 2019
Paco Alcacer scored twice late in the game to gave Borussia Dortmund a 2-0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday and put them two points clear at the top of the Bundesliga table.
Alcacer fired a 90th minute freekick from the edge of the box and added another in stoppage time to lift Dortmund to 63 points, with Bayern, whom they face next week, on 61 after their 1-1 draw at Freiburg.
With captain Marco Reus a last-minute absence due to the imminent birth of his first child, Dortmund rarely had a chance in a lacklustre first half.
A pigeon that had camped in the Dortmund box and stubbornly refusing to leave was by far the most interesting incident until the break.
Dortmund picked up the pace after the break but neither Jadon Sancho nor Raphael Guerreiro could beat Wolfsburg keeper Koen Casteels until Spaniard Alcacer struck twice to take his tally to 16 this season and put Dortmund back on top.