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Bundesliga: Bayern Munich 0 Borussia Dortmund 3

Dortmund coach Klopp opted to leave Bayern-bound top scorer Robert Lewandowski on the bench for Saturday's Der Klassieker clash between first and second in the German top flight, and that proved an inspired decision, as his front four ran Pep Guardiola's team ragged.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan - so wasteful in the midweek UEFA Champions League exit to Real Madrid - netted 20 minutes in, with Marco Reus and Jonas Hofmann getting in on the act after the interval to restore Dortmund's three-point lead over Schalke in second.

Meanwhile, Bayern's post-title-winning slump continues.

After dropping just four points all season prior to retaining the crown at Hertha Berlin last month, Guardiola's side have now lost two of their last three Bundesliga games.

Despite Bayern's near-monopoly of the ball early on, the searing pace of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Reus caused the hosts' high defensive line problems on the break.

And those two combined with Mkhitaryan and Hofmann, the other members of Dortmund's rampant frontline, to put the visitors ahead.

Hofmann's throw-in was flicked to Reus by Aubameyang, and he picked out an unmarked Mkhitaryan in the area before the Armenian coolly finished left-footed past Manuel Neuer.

Neuer was taken off at half-time with a suspected calf injury, and his debutant replacement Lukas Raeder's first task was to pick the ball out of the net.

Dortmund's forward line again wreaked havoc, with Reus this time applying the finishing touch on 49 minutes with his seventh goal in his last five matches.

Hofmann then added a third - before making way for Lewandowski - to affirm Klopp's tactical superiority over Guardiola on the day of his 200th Bundesliga match in charge of Dortmund.

Buoyed by taking the lead, and the palpable frustrations of Bayern's players and fans, Dortmund grew into the game, but Guardiola's men finally showed signs of life as the first half drew to a close.

And it was 3-0 on 56 minutes, as Dortmund again made a mockery of Bayern's high line with an unchallenged Hofmann running onto a long ball and rifling past a helpless Raeder.

Bayern's off-colour display was summed up by Guardiola's decision to withdraw both Robben and Franck Ribery after the hour.