Dortmund lose and leave door open for Bayern to claim league title
Hoffenheim's Andrej Kramaric (2nd L) celebrates scoring his side's second goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund at PreZero Arena. Uwe Anspach/dpa Bayern Munich will have a first chance to seal the Bundesliga title this weekend after Borussia Dortmund suffered a 2-1 defeat at Hoffenheim on Saturday. Serhou Guirassy cancelled out Andrej Kramaric's opener, but Hoffenheim took all the points as Kramaric completed a brace with a second spot-kick in stoppage time.
Dortmund sit 12 points behind Bayern with four games left. The Bavarians welcome VfB Stuttgart on Sunday and a draw is enough to give Bayern a 33rd Bundesliga title in club history. Elsewhere, Marie-Louise Eta made history as she became the first woman to coach a men's team in one of Europe's top leagues.
But she made her debut as Union Berlin coach with a 2-1 home defeat to VfL Wolfsburg. In the other games, Fabian Rieder snatched a last-gasp 2-1 win for Augsburg against Bayer Leverkusen, while Werder Bremen prevailed 3-1 in the Northern derby against SV Hamburg. Later on Saturday, Eintracht Frankfurt host RB Leipzig.
Dortmund must also wait for Champions League Hoffenheim took the lead when Kramaric was on target from the spot in the 41st after Niklas Süle blocked the ball with his hand in the box. Dortmund levelled in the 87th as Guirassy picked up a through ball from Ramy Bensebaini and slotted it into the bottom right corner. That result, combined with Leverkusen's defeat, would have qualified Dortmund for the Champions League.
But they will have to wait at least another week thanks to Kramaric's winner in the eighth minute of stoppage time. It was another penalty for Hoffenheim, this time after Julian Ryerson's handball. Hoffenheim, meanwhile, benefited from Leverkusen's defeat and moved up to fifth.
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