Borussia Dortmund's win over Bayern Munich crazy: Coach

Dortmund have now opened up a seven-point lead over their rivals, who stay third, and at the same time equalled the club record of 11 Bundesliga games without defeat

Borussia Dortmund coach Lucien Favre hailed the fantastic belief of his side after the Bundesliga leaders fought back to beat Bayern Munich 3-2 in a thrilling Der Klassiker showdown.

Robert Lewandowski had put Bayern ahead, but Marco Reus equalised from the penalty spot. Although Lewandowski nodded Bayern 2-1 up, German forward Reus swept home a stunning finish and substitute Paco Alcacer's third goal on the break wrapped up a memorable victory.

Lucien Favre

Dortmund have now opened up a seven-point lead over their rivals, who stay third, and at the same time equalled the club record of 11 Bundesliga games without defeat.

"It was a crazy game," Favre said. "Bayern were strong, they dominated us for 25 minutes. We could not master control of the ball — it was like a boomerang. Bayern was strong as maybe never before this season, but I had the feeling that they would not be able to keep the pace."

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