** Shares of German football club Borussia Dortmund BVB.DE rise 8%, among the top performers on Germany's small-cap index .SDAXI, after their victory over Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday
** Borussia Dortmund is now one point behind fourth-placed FC Freiburg in a race for the crucial top four places to secure Champions League qualification
** The team has won six of their last seven games, rising from 11th to fifth in the Bundesliga over the same period
** The stock is trading at its highest level since October 2024
(Reporting by Cian Muenster)
((cian.muenster@thomsonreuters.com))