Borussia Dortmund lost 2-1 at Stuttgart, the returning Serhou Guirassy giving the home side victory with a late penalty, his 15th goal of the season to stay hot on Kane's heels.

Dortmund manager Edin Terzic selected the same XI who managed a hard-fought 2-0 against Newcastle in the Champions League on Tuesday and it showed, with the lethargic visitors struggling to contain the home side.

Visiting 'keeper Gregor Kobel gave away an early but stopped Chris Fuehrich's tame effort, becoming the first Dortmund goalie in a decade to save a penalty in the league.

The visitors did open the scoring with their first shot on target, Niclas Fuellkrug tapping in a ball which former Dortmund defender Dan-Axel Zagadou allowed to run through his legs.

Stuttgart struck back shortly before halftime, Jamie Leweling threading the ball perfectly for Brighton loanee Deniz Undav to score.

Guirassy, who missed two league games with a hamstring complaint, came off the bench late and converted the penalty for the win.

Dortmund have lost two and drawn one of their past three league games and sit eight points behind Bayern with just 11 matches played.