The "BVB" caught a fairy tale start on home soil as Marco Reus opened the scoring after nutmegging Hoffenheim custodian Oliver Baumann with just four minutes into the game.

Dortmund should have added another goal to their lead eight minutes later but top striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed the target following a foul play penalty.

With the one-goal lead, Dortmund focused on fast break and let Hoffenheim, who lacked in ideas to overcome the host's bulwark, do the work.

Nonetheless, the "BVB" had to wait until the closing period before they doubled the lead as Aubameyang headed home Raphael Guerreiro's rebound in the 82nd minute.

Hoffenheim remained unfazed and reduced the arrears through Andrej Kramaric, who converted a foul play penalty four minutes later. However, Dortmund held on and ousted Hoffenheim from the third place.

With the win, Dortmund climb from the 4th to the 3rd meanwhile Hoffenheim slipped from the 3rd to the 4th place.

Elsewhere, newly promoted Leipzig consolidated their 2nd place and Champions League ambitions after crushing Hertha Berlin 4-1 as Timo Werner and substitute Davie Selke were on target twice.

Borussia Monchengladbach snatched a late 1-1 draw against Augsburg owing to the late equalizer from Andre Hahn.

Kais Havertz secured Bayer Leverkusen a 1-1 draw after cancelling out Ingolstadt's opener through Sonny Kittel and Wolfsburg reaped a vital 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt as goals from Daniel Didavi and Mario Gomez smoothed the way for the win.

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