Emre Can's cool finish helps Borussia Dortmund see off Hertha Berlin to keep slim title hopes alive

Luke Slater
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Emre Can (C) of Borussia Dortmund celebrates after scoring his team's first goal with his teammates Axel Witsel (R) and Achraf Hakimi (L) of Borussia Dortmund during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Hertha BSC at Signal Iduna Park on June 06, 2020 in Dortmund, Germany -  Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund via Getty Images
Emre Can (C) of Borussia Dortmund celebrates after scoring his team's first goal with his teammates Axel Witsel (R) and Achraf Hakimi (L) of Borussia Dortmund during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and Hertha BSC at Signal Iduna Park on June 06, 2020 in Dortmund, Germany - Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund via Getty Images

Borussia Dortmund kept alive their fading hopes of wrestling the Bundesliga title from Bayern Munich's grasp after a second-half goal from Emre Can gave them a 1-0 home win over Hertha Berlin on Saturday.

The result left Dortmund second on 63 points with four rounds of games remaining, seven behind champions Bayern who moved a step closer to securing their eighth successive title with a 4-2 win at Bayer Leverkusen earlier in the day.

Dortmund squandered several chances, with England forward Jadon Sancho guilty of two astonishing misses, before former Liverpool enforcer Can drove the ball into the bottom left corner from 16 metres in the 58th minute.

Prior to the kickoff, both teams went down on one knee in the centre circle to pay tribute to George Floyd, an unarmed black man whose death on May 25 has triggered protests around the world.

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