Updated March 8th, 2020 at 11:34 IST

Wins for Dortmund and Leverkusen, but Leipzig held

Achraf Hakimi scored the winning goal as Borussia Dortmund beat fellow Bundesliga title challengers Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 on Saturday to overtake Leipzig for second place.

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Achraf Hakimi scored the winning goal as Borussia Dortmund beat fellow Bundesliga title challengers Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 on Saturday to overtake Leipzig for second place.

Erling Haaland didn't score - but was involved in both Dortmund's goals. First, the young Norwegian intercepted a pass in the 'Gladbach midfield and set up Thorgan Hazard in the 8th minute.

After Lars Stindl had leveled for Gladbach in the 50th, Haaland took a spectacular tumble in an aerial challenge. With 'Gladbach's defence seemingly expecting the game to be stopped, Hakimi took full advantage to storm down the right flank and score the winning goal in the 71st.

Ahead of a Champions League last-16 clash with Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, Dortmund's win puts them one point behind Bayern Munich, who plays Augsburg on Sunday.

'Gladbach's unlikely title challenge now appears over - they could end the weekend nine points behind Bayern.

Leipzig could have gone level on points with Bayern, but drew 0-0 with Wolfsburg and are now third.

Nineteen-year-old Brazilian Paulinho starred in his first league start of 2020 as Bayer Leverkusen moved up to fourth with a 4-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, overtaking 'Gladbach in the process.

Paulinho scored two goals - in the 49th and 55th minutes - and set up Karim Bellarabi for another. That came in the 14th.

Kai Havertz opened the scoring in the 4th minute.

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Published March 8th, 2020 at 11:34 IST