Dortmund crush Leverkusen as Bayern keep winning

Marco Reus scored twice to steer third-placed Borussia Dortmund to a 4-0 victory over top-four rival Bayer Leverkusen Saturday, boosting the winger's chance of securing a place in Germany's World Cup squad. The 28-year-old Reus, who is racing to hit top form after a lengthy injury absence, could not have timed his stellar performance better with Germany coach Joachim Loew watching in the stand. The winger had considerable help, however, from England youth international Jadon Sancho, with the 18-year-old scoring his first Bundesliga goal and setting up another for Reus. Sancho, who joined Dortmund from Manchester City this season, put them ahead with a fine finish in the 13th minute as they looked to rebound from last week's Ruhr valley derby defeat to Schalke 04.

Mark #Uth's brace takes him up into joint second ?

Oh, and @lewy_official also scored (again) ? pic.twitter.com/ZzOA56A2Yx— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) April 21, 2018

Dortmund should have scored again as Sancho terrorised the Leverkusen defence with his speed and skill, but Reus saw his penalty saved and the host wasted several more scoring opportunities. Reus and Maximilian Philipp added two more goals in the second half before Reus got a deserved second after a superb cross to the far post from Sancho. Dortmund moved up to 54 points, three ahead of Leverkusen, who stay fourth, with three games left in the season. The top four teams qualify for next season's Champions League group stage. Schalke, in second on 55, travel to Cologne Sunday.

It's been a big day for both ends of the table ? pic.twitter.com/qt43tltPZs

— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) April 21, 2018

Struggling Hamburg SV battled past Freiburg 1-0 in their relegation derby to earn a lifeline in their desperate bid to stay up with three matches left. The former European champion, who are the only Bundesliga team to have played in the top division in every season since the league's creation in 1963, are in 17th place on 25 points, five behind Freiburg who are in the relegation playoff spot in 16th. Bayern Munich, already crowned champion, never hit top form in their 3-0 victory at Hanover 96 as they prepare to face Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final next week. They had to wait almost an hour to break the deadlock with substitute Thomas Mueller firing in from a Juan Bernat cross. Fellow substitute Robert Lewandowski added another with a header in the 73rd and Sebastian Rudy completed a comfortable afternoon for the champion.

Marco Reus performance in front of Joachim Low has to put him in mix for German squad.......actually on that form he would start

— keith costigan (@KeithCostigan) April 21, 2018

Hoffenheim's Mark Uth scored twice in his side's 5-2 demolition of RB Leipzig to climb above their opponent and into fifth place on 49. Leipzig are sixth on 47.RESULTSLeipzig 2 (Keita 58, Upamecano 88) Hoffenheim 5 (Uth 14, 59, Gnabry 35, Kaderábek 45, Rupp 64)Frankfurt 0 Hertha 3 (Selke 57-P, Leckie 77, Esswein 90+1)Hamburg 1 (Holtby 54) Freiburg 0Hanover 0 Bayern 3 (Mueller 57, Lewandowski 73, Rudy 89)Stuttgart 2 (Gentner 13, Ozcan 90+1) Bremen 0Dortmund 4 (Sancho 13, Reus 55, 79, Philipp 63) Leverkusen 0 SUNDAY'S MATCHESAugsburg v Mainz and Cologne v Schalke