Dortmund, Leverkusen in battle for Champions League spots


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund - BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - January 19, 2021 Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic before the match Pool via REUTERS/Martin Meissner DFL regulations prohibit any use of photographs as image sequences and/or quasi-video./File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund had hoped to be Bundesliga title contenders this season but instead the Ruhr valley club find themselves locked in a battle to salvage a Champions League qualifying place, with Bayer Leverkusen also out for a top-four finish.

Both teams have been overtaken by VfL Wolfsburg, third on 38 points, and Eintracht Frankfurt, who have 36 in fourth ahead of Leverkusen on 35 and Dortmund with 32 after 20 matches.

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