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Leipzig crushes Dortmund to firm grip on fourth
UEFA Champions League semi-finalist Borussia Dortmund suffered a crushing 4-1 Bundesliga defeat at the hands of RB Leipzig, denting hopes of a top-four finish.
Manchester United loanee Jadon Sancho put Dortmund ahead after 20 minutes with a curling effort from the left corner of the box, but Edin Terzic's team couldn't hold on.
Lois Openda levelled within three minutes, and Benjamin Sesko pounced with a close-range finish to put Leipzig ahead on the stroke of half-time.
Mohamed Simakan made it 3-1 just a minute after the restart, then Christoph Baumgartner came off the bench to add a fourth with 10 minutes to play.
Dortmund, which hosts Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of its UEFA Champions League semi-final tie this week, stays fifth on the Bundesliga table, five points behind fourth-placed Leipzig.
It will likely have to wait on confirmation of Germany earning a fifth UEFA Champions League qualification place for next season, which was made more likely by a dismal set of results for England's clubs throughout the European quarter-finals earlier this month.
