Dortmund reclaim top in Bundesliga with comeback 3-2 win at Berlin

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Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus scored a stoppage-time winner to complete a 3-2 comeback victory at Hertha Berlin on Saturday and reclaimed top spot in the Bundesliga, three points ahead of champions Bayern Munich.

Berlin's striker Salomon Kalou twice breached Dortmund's defense in a poor first half by the visitors, Danish midfielder Thomas Delaney and defender Dan-Axel Zagadou twice equalized for Dortmund with the hosts down to 10 men in the 85th minute following the dismissal of Jordan Torunarigha, before Reus' late strike at Berlin's Olympic Stadium.

"Such a win in the 93rd minute will give us an enormous push," Reus said, who fired his 15th goal of the campaign. "We kept believing in ourselves and fighting. It was a deserved win at the end."

Dortmund players celebrate after the game against Hertha Berlin in Berlin, Germany, March 16, 2019. /VCG Photo

The win is crucial for coach Lucien Favre's team, who are chasing one trophy this season after they have been eliminated last week from the Champions League by Tottenham Hotspur following their German Cup exit last month.

The Ruhr valley club is on 60 points, three ahead of Bayern, who travel to Mainz 05 on Sunday.

RB Leipzig tightened their hold on third place with a 1-0 victory over embattled Schalke 04 with Germany international Timo Werner scoring a 14th-minute winner.

Schalke, who sacked coach Domenico Tedesco after their 7-0 demolition by Manchester City in the Champions League this week, have appointed former coach Huub Stevens as caretaker manager until the end of the season.

(With input from Reuters and AFP)