Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Freiburg: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores on 100th appearance to keep pressure on Bayern Munich

Borussia Dortmund drew level on points with champions Bayern Munich

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened scoring for sixth goal of the season

Defender Lukasz Piszczek doubled the hosts' lead after the interval

Maximilian Philipp handed Freiburg a lifeline with unexpected goal

Raphael Guerreiro netted to stretch unbeaten home run to 16 games

Title contenders Borussia Dortmund twice hit the woodwork as they beat Freiburg 3-1 to join leaders Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga.

Dortmund, who have now scored 14 goals in their last three league games, should have killed off the match long before Freiburg pulled a goal back on the hour to set up a nervous finale.

However, strikes from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Lukasz Piszczek and a stoppage time goal from Raphael Guerreiro allowed Dortmund to secure a fourth win in five league games. They are tied on 12 points with Bayern Munich, who take on Hamburg SV on Saturday.  

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (right) slides in to open the scoring in Dortmund's victory

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Aubameyang celebrates with team-mates after scoring on his 100th game for the club

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Freiburg keeper Schwolow howls after conceding a second goal, to Lukasz Piszczek

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Raphael Guerreiro is congratulated by Aubameyang after scoring a third in stoppage time

MATCH FACTS 

DORTMUND (4-1-4-1): Burki; Piszczek, Papastathopoulos, Ginter, Schmelzer; Weigl; Mor (Pulisic), Gotze (Guerreiro), Castro, Dembele (Rode); Aubameyang

Subs: Weidenfeller, Kagawa, Merino, Passlack.

Goals: Aubameyang 45', Piszczek 53'

Booked: Dembele, Papastathopoulos 

FREIBURG (4-4-2): Schwolow; Ignjovski, Gulde (Niedermeier), Soyuncu, Gunter; Bulut, Hofler, Abrashi, Grifo; Petersen (Haberer), Philipp (Niederlechner). 

Subs: Gikiewicz, Frantz, Stenzel, Guede

Booked: Gunter, Hofler, Soyuncu 

Goal: Philipp 60' 

Aubameyang should have done better when he was sent through with a superb Matthias Ginter pass but the Gabon international's clever chip sailed just wide of the post on 18 minutes.

Emre Mor came even closer when his effort bounced off the crossbar minutes later as Dortmund upped the pressure in a lopsided first half.

Their overwhelming dominance finally paid off on the stroke of halftime with Aubameyang sliding in to meet an Ousmane Dembele cutback at the far post for his fifth goal this season.

Piszczek added another goal eight minutes after the restart with Freiburg firmly boxed into their own half and enduring wave after wave of attacks.

But when Freiburg scored against the run of play, with Max Philipp cutting the deficit on the hour, Dortmund were kept on tenterhooks as Aubameyang again hit the woodwork.

Guerreiro made sure of the three points with his stoppage time goal.

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Freiburg defender Caglar Soyuncu (left) brings the ball down with Aubameyang lurking

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World Cup winner Mario Gotze (centre) gets away from Manuel Gulde of Freiburg

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Dortmund's Socratis (cente) complains he is being manhandled by Soyuncu

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Dortmund forward Ousmane Dembele (centre) provided the cross for the opener

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Aubameyang slides in to break the deadlock and give Dortmund a deserved half-time lead

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The Gabon striker embraces team-mates after scoring on his 100th game for Dortmund

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Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel gesticulates from the sidelines as his side head to victory

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Dortmund's Turkish midfielder Emre Mor (left) leaps over a challenge from Soyuncu

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Greek defender Sokratis (centre) reacts after missing a chance for Dortmund

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Dortmund players surround Lukasz Piszczek after the defender doubled the hosts' lead

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Vincenzo Grifo (right) takes the ball from the net after Philipp's unexpected goal for Frieburg

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Guerreiro slides to his knees to celebrate Dortmund's third goal in stoppage time