(Dortmund, DEU) - Borussia Dortmund breathed life back into their Champions League campaign with a 1-0 win over Olympiakos on Tuesday that keeps their hopes alive of reaching the knockout stage.
Germany forward Kevin Grosskreutz hit the winner after only seven minutes with a curling thunderbolt from just outside the area that gave Olympiakos goalkeeper Balasz Megyeri no chance.
After consecutive defeats at Marseille and then at Olympiakos a fortnight ago, the win at the sold-out Signal Iduna Park was Dortmund's first of their European campaign and takes them to within three points of second-placed Marseille.
"We had a little bit of luck here, which has been missing from our recent results" said Jurgen Klopp.
"We had a very good start and we deserved the win after what was a very good goal."
Dortmund were rewarded after some early pressure when teenage Germany star Mario Goetze laid the ball off to Grosskreutz on the edge of the area and the 23-year-old smashed his shot home from 25 yards.
Despite conceding the early goal, Olympiakos kept the hosts under pressure with a series of counter-attacks that had Borussia centre-backs Mats Hummels and Neven Subotic working hard throughout.
Serbian midfielder Ljubomir Fejsa and Algerian striker Rafik Djebbour both tested Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller.
With just over 25 minutes remaining, Klopp replaced Goetze with Japan winger Shinji Kagawa, who immediately proved a tricky customer for the Olympiakos defence and tested Megyeri with a swerving shot in the final 10 minutes.
After group leaders Arsenal were held to a goalless draw by Marseille in north London, Dortmund's four points mean they are four behind the Group F leaders and three adrift of Marseille, while Olympiakos have just three.
The German champions still have their work cut out, with a trip to Arsenal's Emirates Stadium next on their European programme on November 23 followed by a tricky final home match against Marseille on December 6.
The defeat puts Olympiakos bottom of the group with a trip to Marseille and a visit from Arsenal still to come.
