Augsburg 1-1 Dortmund: Dortmund slip up again in title race

Borussia Dortmund drew 1-1 at Augsburg on Saturday, extending their winless streak to three league games and losing ground in the Bundesliga title race.

The Ruhr valley club is fifth in the league with 26 points, ten points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen, who play Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday and have a chance to extend their lead.

After next week's action, the league will take a break until January 12.

Ermedin Demirovic put Augsburg ahead in the 23rd minute after beating defender Nico Schlotterbeck to the ball and scoring.

However, Augsburg's lead lasted only 12 minutes, with Donyell Malen combining brilliantly with Niclas Fuellkrug and drilling in a low shot as Dortmund looked to rebound from last week's loss to Leipzig.

Augsburg, who have only lost one of their last eight Bundesliga games under coach Jess Thorup, had three consecutive chances in the second half before Dortmund responded with a shot from Fuellkrug that sailed just wide of the post.

Dortmund came agonizingly close to a last-gasp winner when Germany international Fuellkrug connected spectacularly with a Thomas Meunier cross in the second half.

However, his mid-air volley in the 87th minute was tipped on to the post by keeper Finn Dahmen, who had previously denied Malen.

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