Dortmund cruises past struggling Freiburg in Bundesliga

BERLIN, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Borussia Dortmund closed the gap to third-placed Stuttgart after overpowering Freiburg 3-0 thanks to Donyell Malen's brace in the Bundesliga on Friday.

The BVB took the reins from the start and came close with 13 minutes gone when Malen tested Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu with an overhead kick from inside the box.

Malen broke the deadlock moments later after Niclas Fullkrug'