Borussia Dortmund had to settle for a 1-1 draw in Cologne on Sunday after taking the lead as they lost ground in the title race, leaving six points behind leaders Bayern Munich with seven games to fall in the campaign.
Marius Wolf, who shot the winner against Arminia Bielefeld last week, gave the visitors the lead after eight minutes, but with the exception of a shot from Erling Haaland, who sailed close, Dortmund took the lead in the first half. nothing else shown.
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Cologne were awarded a penalty after 36 minutes of play, but Jannes Horn’s shot skimmed just wide.
Haaland, the subject of intense transfer speculation, missed 10 minutes after the restart, with goalkeeper Marvin Schwaebe, who repulsed the Norwegian with a fine block as Dortmund withdrew the initiative.
The visitors’ central defense should have had no trouble clearing the pass to Gio Reyna, but the Haaland player managed to shrug them off and fired a low shot past the keeper to give his team the lead.
But the American’s cutback was erased at the last minute before he reached the striker.
Dortmund remain in second place on 57 points, with Bayern on top at 63.
Third place Bayer Leverkusen rose to 48 after their 2-0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg earlier while RB Leipzig is in fourth place, three points behind, after a goalless draw against Eintracht Frankfurt.
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