Dortmund's Robert Lewandowski of Poland, center, celebrates after scoring during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between BvB Borussia Dortmund and 1.FC Nuremberg in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, March 1, 2014 (Photo: AP)
Borussia Dortmund took advantage of Bayer Leverkusen's alarming slump by beating Nuremberg 3-0 at home to move second in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Leverkusen lost 1-0 at home to Mainz for its fifth consecutive defeat across all competitions, its eighth from 10 games. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored with his heel in the 37th minute for Mainz.
Second-half goals from Mats Hummels, Robert Lewandowski and Henrikh Mkhitaryan gave Dortmund a comfortable win after a difficult first half.
Werder Bremen beat Hamburger SV 1-0 in the league's 100th northern derby to leave its rival mired in the relegation playoff place.
Augsburg drew with Hannover 1-1 and Eintracht Braunschweig drew with Borussia Moenchengladbach by the same score.
Bayern Munich aims to stretch its lead to 20 points with a win over Schalke later.
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