Borussia Dortmund had to settle for a point after they were held to a second successive Bundesliga draw at home to Cologne on Saturday . A win would have sent Jurgen Klopp ’ s side just one point behind ninth placed Werder Bremen , but they were unable to take advantage against a resolute Cologne . Cologne won their first came since January last weekend and they followed it up with a strong performance against a resurgent Dortmund . Ilkay Guendogan battles for the ball with Yuya Osako during the Borussia Dortmund and Cologne game . Dortmund 's striker Marco Reus vies for the ball during the match against Cologne . It had looked like it was going to be an action packed Bundesliga battle as Brazilian Deyverson beat the hosts ’ defence before failing to capitalise on his chance . Moments later Dortmund had the chance to punish Cologne ’ s inability to take their chances but failed themselves as defender Neven Subotic headed over . However , that was the end of the action as the visitors installed a deep defensive line as Klopp ’ s side began to try and probe their opposition . Kevin Kamp of Dortmund battles for the ball with Slawomir Peszko at at Signal Iduna Park . Dortmund 's head coach Juergen Klopp reacts during the German first division Bundesliga clash . Dortmund ’ s inability to break down a stubborn Cologne defence was not helped when Henrikh Mkhitaryan suffered what looked to be a painful injury . He was replaced by Jakub Blaszczykowski on the hour mark and is now a doubt for the Champions League clash with Juventus later this week . Blaszczykowski himself failed to find the key to unlock the Cologne defence and Klopp ’ s side were forced to settle for a second successive Bundesliga draw .
Jurgen ##stadt 's attacking Dortmund managed to break down stubborn odds . relegation meant visitors stayed strong as hosts looked to prevail . Dortmund missed the chance to close gap on ninth placed Werder 05 . Klopp 's side face Juventus in the Champions League later this week .