Last-minute Haaland header earns Dortmund win over Dusseldorf

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The result means that Bayern Munich cannot be crowned champion if it secures a win over Borussia Monchengladbach later on Saturday.

Raphael Guerreiro also had a second-half strike disallowed after VAR adjudged the ball to have hit his arm beforehand.

After missing last weekend’s 6-1 win against Paderborn, Haaland was named on the bench as he recovered from injury.

There was a lack of clear-cut chances in the first half. Dortmund missed a great chance to take the lead as Achraf Hakimi saw his effort saved by Florian Kastenmeier when he was through on goal.

Guerreiro thought he had opened the scoring just after the hour mark but his volley was ruled out by VAR.

The host was close to snatching the win late on but Steven Skrzybski hit the post twice before Haaland rose highest to score with the last action of the game.

Earlier, third-placed RB Leipzig scored two quickfire goals through Dani Olmo immediately after Hoffenheim had a penalty award overturned by VAR in a remarkable opening 12 minutes on the way to a 2-0 win on the road on Friday.

The victory gave Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann a happy first return to the club where he began his coaching career as a 28-year-old. His side now has 62 points from 31 games eight off Bayern Munich.

The result also ensured an unhappy start for Hoffenheim’s unorthodox five-man coaching team which replaced Alfred Schreuder after his sacking on Tuesday.

After a bright start, Hoffenheim was awarded a penalty when Munas Dabbur was upended by Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi in the sixth minute. The ball was on the spot and Dabbur was waiting to take the spot kick when it was revoked for handball after a VAR review which took nearly two minutes.