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Berlin:<\/strong>Front-runners Borussia Dortmund<\/a> crushed Cologne 6-1 while Stuttgart wrapped a lucky 1-0 win over Nuremberg in German Bundesliga <\/a>football.<\/p>\n

The “BVB” humbled struggling Cologne when they turned a 0-1 deficit into a 6-1 win owing to a brace by Shinji Kagawa. Cologne striker Milivoje Novakovic headed home a cross at the 13th minute.<\/p>\n

Dortmund remained unfazed and answered with the equaliser by Lukasz Piszczek in the 26th minute.<\/p>\n

Cologne staged a good performance against defending champions Dortmund but with beginning of the second half Dortmund kept things firmly in their hands.<\/p>\n

Midfielder Kagawa turned the match to 2-1 two minutes into second half when he hammered home a volley from very close distance to start the goal fest.<\/p>\n

Kagawa, striker Robert Lewandowski, midfielder Ilkay Guendogan, midfielder Ivan Perisic sealed the hammering.<\/p>\n

Dortmund remain unbeaten for 21 games while Cologne suffered their 15th loss of the season.<\/p>\n

Dortmund stay on top with 62 points and a five-point lead over rivals Bayern Munich<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cologne slipped from 13th to 14th position with 28 points.<\/p>\n

In the other matches Sunday, Stuttgart sealed a 1-0 win over dominant Nuremberg as striker Cacau slotted home the winner in the 78th minute at the Mercedes Benz Arena in front of home crowd.<\/p>\n

The win puts Stuttgart on eighth position with 39 points. Nuremberg slipped from tenth to 11th position on 31 points. (IANS)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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