Borussia Dortmund 3-0 SC Freiburg: Malen scores twice as Dortmund cruise past visitors

Donyell Malen scored twice to help Borussia Dortmund beat Freiburg 3-0 in the Bundesliga on Friday, tightening their grip on fourth place.

The Dutch forward had gone close with a bicycle kick before threading a shot past three Freiburg defenders in the sixteenth minute.

He then timed his run perfectly, latching on to a Niclas Fuellkrug pass and firing home from a tight angle deep in first-half stoppage time for his ninth league goal. Germany international Fuellkrug scored their third goal in the 87th minute.

Dortmund, who face PSV Endhoven in the first leg of the Champions League last 16 later in February, are fourth in the standings with 40 points, equaling third-placed VfB Stuttgart. RB Leipzig, who are fifth on 36, travel to Augsburg on Saturday.

The game was interrupted twice by fans throwing chocolate coins and tennis balls onto the pitch in protest of a proposed investor deal with the league.

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