Noah massengo

Borussia Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund maintained their fine run of form with a narrow 1-0 victory over FC Augsburg, thanks to Serhou Guirassy's first Bundesliga goal in more than a month on Friday.

Coming off a taxing run of fixtures that saw them play seven matches in just three weeks, Niko Kovac made six changes from the side that edged Eintracht Frankfurt on penalties in the DFB Cup. Among them, Ramy Bensebaini replaced the ill Nico Schlotterbeck, while Guirassy returned to lead the line, reports Xinhua.

In a first half low on chances, both sides struggled to find rhythm. Dortmund dominated possession but moved the ball too slowly to unsettle Augsburg's compact defense. The hosts, reeling from recent heavy defeats, offered little going forward and relied mostly on long balls and isolated counterattacks.