Borussia Dortmund holds on to its slim hopes of competing for the Bundesliga title this season, after winning 6-1 at hosts Paderborn on Sunday in the twenty-ninth round of the competition, which also saw Borussia Monchengladbach win 4-1 at home to Union Berlin.

Dortmund raised its score to 60 points in second place in the ranking of the competition, seven points behind its traditional rivals Bayern Munich (leader), five stages before the end of the competition, while Paderborn balance stopped at 19 points to remain in the back of the arrangement, and its stance is more severe in His struggle to avoid falling to the second degree.

Thurgan Hazard took advantage of Dortmund in the 54th minute, before teammate Jadon Sancho added the second goal in the 57th minute.

Ove Honmeyer sparked the match again after scoring a goal for Paderborn in the 72nd minute from a penalty kick, but Dortmund soon returned to tighten his grip on the match, after Jadon Sancho and Moroccan star Ashraf Hakimi scored the third and fourth goals in the 74th and 85th minutes.

German Bundesliga:
Borussia Dortmund beats Paderborn with six goals to one and continues to chase Bayern Munich leaders.
Bayern Munich 67 points
Dortmund 60 points pic.twitter.com/iR4IObqE9m

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Marcel Schmelzer scored the fifth goal for the guests in the 89th minute, then Sancho concluded the goals festival by scoring the sixth goal in the 90th minute, to score three goals (Hattrick) and was revealing a shirt written on "Justice for George Floyd" after each goal declaring his support for the black American man who died By an American policeman last week, which is what Hakimi did as well.

This victory reduces the frustration that dominated the Dortmund fans, after the team lost 0-1 at home to Bayern, which greatly reduced their hopes of winning the championship this season.

For his part, Borussia Monchengladbach revived its hopes of being in the first four places in the arrangement of the competition, which qualifies for the Champions League next season, after its big and deserved 4-1 victory over its guest Union Berlin earlier today.

Monchengladbach's balance rose to 56 points in third place temporarily, surpassing the goal difference from Bayerleverkusen, who is fourth, equal to him in the same balance, and by a point in front of Leipzig, who finished fifth, facing his host Cologne tomorrow, Monday, in the same stage.

Powerful moment here at Borussia-Park as Marcus Thuram takes the knee after scoring. @ Borussia_en are now two nil up just before the break.

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The match also saw solidarity with Floyd, as Monchengladbach player Marcus Thuram sat on his knee to celebrate scoring his first goal with his team at Union, which the club called "a special moment."

No explanation needed. pic.twitter.com/5JO1CCJexU

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Monchengladbach was commenting on social networking site Twitter on the celebration that was mimicking the protest of American football player Colin Kaybernick against racism in 2016 in America. The English-language Monchengladbach account posted a picture of the player's celebration, commenting on it "No explanation needed."

The death of Floyd, 46, an African American, has sparked widespread protests in several American cities.