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A stunning last-gasp goal by striker Riccardo Orsolini gave Bologna a 1-0 home win against Inter Milan in Serie A on Sunday in a blow to the visitors’ hopes of retaining their title.
Treble-chasing Inter stayed top of the standings with 71 points after 33 games but second-placed Napoli are now level on points with the leaders after securing a late 1-0 win at relegation-threatened Monza on Saturday.
Orsolini sealed the three points for the hosts in stoppage time with a superb bicycle kick after Bologna’s long throw-in was flicked on by an Inter defender and fell kindly for the striker.
Bologna are fourth, the last Champions League qualification spot, a point ahead of Juventus who have a game in hand and visit Parma on Monday night.
Borussia Dortmund struck three times in nine first-half minutes to battle past visiting Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-2 in the Bundesliga, and keep their slim hopes of a top four finish alive with four matches left to play.
Only five days after their Champions League exit to Barcelona despite a 3-1 quarter-final second leg win, Dortmund came from a goal down to bag the win that lifted them to seventh on 45 points, four off fourth spot, the last place to offer automatic Champions League qualification.
The hosts had complete control at the start with more than 70% possession and two good chances before Gladbach struck against the run of play with Ko Itakura in the 24th minute.
The Japanese, however, allowed Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy too much space in the box four minutes before the break to drill in from a Pascal Gross cutback.
Only three minutes later in an almost identical move it was Felix Nmecha who slotted in to put them in front before Daniel Svensson headed in on the rebound deep in first-half stoppage time. Gladbach pulled a goal back with a Kevin Stöger penalty in the 56th but Dortmund held on for their third league win in the last four games.
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In Ligue 1, Canada striker Jonathan David scored two goals and set up the other as Lille beat Auxerre 3-1 to maintain their push for a Champions League place.
Belgium right-back Thomas Meunier gave Lille an early lead after being found by David, who then scored close to half-time in the first half with a clinical snap effort.
After an own-goal from Brazilian defender Alexsandro made it 2-1, David ran through deep into stoppage time and held off defenders before grabbing his 16th league goal of what is likely to be his final season at Lille.
Victory was soured by a freakish injury to goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, who was accidentally bumped into by Alexsandro when the defender scored the own-goal.
“He has two or three broken teeth,” Lille head coach Bruno Genesio said. “He was angry about it and I can understand. He’ll go to the dentist this week.”
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