Borussia Dortmund hosted Borussia Mon hengladbach in an important Bundesliga clash in the race for Europe. A turbulent first-half saw the visitors take the lead through Ko Itakura before quickfire goals from Serhou Guirassy, Felix Nmecha, and Daniel Svensson gave Dortmund a comfortable two-goal cushion by halftime.
Despite that, a penalty from Kevin Stöger after 54 minutes reduced the deficit and made 81,365 fans nervous before the team managed to hold their lead and claim all three points. Here are three main takeaways from yesterday's game: