^*^ Union Berlin go top of Bundesliga and Haller scores first Dortmund goal

• Late strike gives Union fourth consecutive league victory
• Borussia Dortmund rout Freiburg 5-1 to keep pace at top

Union Berlin’s Jordan Pefok thundered in an 84th-minute goal to secure a 2-1 home victory over Mainz on Saturday and send them top of the Bundesliga with a fourth straight league win.

Union move to 39 points from 19 games, two ahead of Bayern Munich who visit VfL Wolfsburg on Sunday. Third-placed Borussia Dortmund are also on 37 points after thrashing Freiburg 5-1. Union, unbeaten at home this season, have now recorded two more league victories than Bayern.

Andy Brassell is away – his Monday Bundesliga blog will return on 13 February

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