Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski of Poland, left, and Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon celebrate after a goal was scored, during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between BvB Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart in Dortmund, Germany, Friday, Nov. 1, 2013 (Photo: AP)
Robert Lewandowski scored a hat trick and added an assist to lead Borussia Dortmund to a 6-1 rout of Stuttgart on Friday, lifting the side provisionally top of the Bundesliga.
Dortmund went behind in the 13th minute when Karim Haggui scored with a header from the visitors' only corner.
But Sokratis equalized six minutes later in similar fashion, three minutes before Marco Reus made it 2-1 with a fine solo effort.
Lewandowski decided the game when Reus set him up with a back-heel in the 54th and Henrikh Mkhitaryan sent him though to score again less than two minutes later.
The Poland striker claimed his ninth of the season on a rebound in the 72nd, and set up Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to score in the 81st.
Dortmund moved two points clear of Bayern Munich, which visits Hoffenheim on Saturday.
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