Leverkusen beat virus-hit Dortmund to close gap on Bayern

Already struck by an injury crisis, illness ripped through Dortmund's defence, with centre-backs Emre Can and Nico Schlotterbeck, along with left-back Ramy Bensebaini, ruled out just hours before kick-off as the Bundesliga restarted from the winter break. The defending champions took advantage of Dortmund's inexperienced defence early, scoring through Nathan Tella after just 25 seconds before Patrik Schick added another on the eight-minute mark. English winger Jamie Gittens pulled one back but...