Leverkusen overpowers Dortmund in Bundesliga five-goal thriller

BERLIN, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Second-placed Bayer Leverkusen closed the gap on leader Bayern Munich after defeating Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in the 16th round of the Bundesliga on Friday.

The Werkself needed just one minute to break the deadlock when Dortmund failed to clear the ball out of the area, allowing Robert Andrich to set up Nathan Tella, who fired into the top left-hand corner from the edge of the box.