Dortmund thrash Freiburg 5-1 in Bundesliga

BERLIN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- A brace from Thomas Meunier and Erling Haaland helped second-placed Borussia Dortmund put pressure on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich after easing 5-1 past fourth-placed Freiburg in the opener of the 19th round on Friday.

The "BVB" dominated the proceedings from the starting whistle and needed only 15 minutes to break the deadlock against passive visitors from Freiburg as Meunier hea