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Niclas Füllkrug’s hat-trick led Borussia Dortmund to a 3-1 Bundesliga win in the regional derby against VfL Bochum on Sunday. Their third consecutive league victory fired Dortmund into the qualification zone for the Champions League, three points ahead of closest opponent RB Leipzig, who were thrashed 5-2 by VfB Stuttgart on Saturday. Füllkrug scored Dortmund’s opener in the seventh minute from the spot after Donyell Malen was brought down inside the box by Bochum keeper Manuel Riemann. But the home side failed to create much from open play and were punished shortly before the break when Nico …

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