Win over Bayern was worth the suffering for Tuchel

Borussia Dortmund had to sweat it out against champions Bayern Munich after taking an early lead but hung on for a 1-0 Bundesliga victory that saw it close in on its biggest title rival on Saturday.

Thomas Tuchel, who celebrated his first win over Bayern as Dortmund coach and ended its opponent's unbeaten run this season, said his plan of playing a quick attacking game with two strikers and Mario Goetze behind them paid off.

This tactic had Bayern's central defenders Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels pinned deep, with fullbacks David Alaba and Philipp Back also kept busy.