Borussia Dortmund equal club record as they beat Freiburg to join Bayern on top

Dortmund, who have now scored 14 goals in their last three league games, should have killed off the match long before Freiburg pulled a goal back on the hour to set up a nervous finale.

However, strikes from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Lukasz Piszczek and a stoppage time goal from Raphael Guerreiro allowed Dortmund to secure a fourth win in five league games and equal a club record of 24 home games without defeat.

Dortmund are tied on 12 points with Bayern Munich, who take on Hamburg SV on Saturday.

"After a weak opening 15 minutes, we played an outstanding first half where we should have led by more goals," said Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel, whose team had scored five or more goals in their previous three matches in all competitions.

"It then became tight and we were nervous. But it's great to have pulled it off, especially after three big wins in a row."

With Dortmund hosting Real Madrid in the Champions League next week, he added: "This performance comes at just the right time."

Dortmund are tied on 12 points with Bayern Munich, who take on Hamburg SV on Saturday.

"After a weak opening 15 minutes, we played an outstanding first half where we should have led by more goals," said Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel, whose team had scored five or more goals in their previous three matches in all competitions.

"It then became tight and we were nervous. But it's great to have pulled it off, especially after three big wins in a row."

With Dortmund hosting Real Madrid in the Champions League next week, he added: "This performance comes at just the right time."