Bayern title boost as 9-man Dortmund loses to Schalke 4-2

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Nine-man Borussia Dortmund blew a chance to return to the top of the Bundesliga after losing at home to Schalke 4-2 on Saturday, giving a huge title boost to Bayern Munich.
Second-placed Dortmund, which lost Marco Reus and Marius Wolf to straight red cards around the hour mark, remained a point behind Bayern, which visits Nuremberg on Sunday.
There are three rounds left after the weekend.
Mario Gotze scored the opening goal, and Axel Witsel pulled Dortmund to 3-2 b