BERLIN (AP) - Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus scored late to cut the gap on Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich to a point with a 2-1 win at home against Stuttgart on Saturday.
Dortmund looked set for disappointment as it struggled to take advantage of Bayern's shock 2-1 loss at Augsburg the night before, but Reus grabbed the home team's winner in the 85th minute when he tapped in the rebound after Florian Muller had saved Thorgan Hazard's initial effort.
The chance came on a counterattack from Stuttgart's corner as the visitors themselves pushed for a winner.
Dortmund was again without injured star forward Erling Haaland, who watched from the stands.
Dutch striker Donyell Malen scored his first Bundesliga goal since joining Dortmund in the offseason from PSV Eindhoven, but Stuttgart fought back through Roberto Massimo.
Stuttgart made life difficult from the start and had the best chance of the first half when Gregor Kobel was forced to make a brilliant save to deny Tanguy Coulibaly a few minutes before halftime.
Malen, who'd been coming in for criticism for failing to settle after his move, finally got his first league goal in the 56th, though it came with some luck as his long-range effort took a decisive deflection from Stuttgart captain Wataru Endo.
Massimo equalized on a counterattack seven minutes later, but Reus had the final say.
Borussia Monchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen also won, by beating promoted sides Greuther Furth 4-0 and Bochum 1-0, respectively.
Hoffenheim defeated American coach Jesse Marsch's Leipzig team 2-0 and Arminia Bielefeld drew with Wolfsburg 2-2.
Union Berlin was hosting crosstown rival Hertha Berlin for the Bundesliga's only city derby later Saturday.
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