Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen: Marco Reus scores winner
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Marco Reus has now scored 154 goals in 358 games for Borussia Dortmund
Marco Reus’ first-half goal was enough as Borussia Dortmund started their Bundesliga campaign with a slender win over Bayer Leverkusen.
The goal came after 10 minutes with Reus rushing in to scramble home on the goalline after Karim Adeyemi’s effort was saved by Lukas Hradecky’s legs.
In added-on time Hradecky was sent off for handling outside his area after a lengthy VAR review.
The win follows Bayern Munich’s 6-1 opening-game victory on Friday night.
The game was Dortmund’s first since Erling Haaland joined Premier League champions Manchester City and they are currently without his replacement – former West Ham and Ajax striker Sebastien Haller – who is having chemotherapy for a testicular tumour.
Adeyemi was also replaced after 23 minutes with an injury but Dortmund, who finished second behind Bayern Munich last year, saw out the game to start the season positively.
Line-ups B Dortmund
Formation 4-3-3
1Kobel
24Meunier15Hummels4Schlotterbeck13Guerreiro
8Dahoud11Reus22Bellingham
27Adeyemi18Moukoko21Malen
Substitutes
B Leverkusen
Formation 4-2-3-1
1Hrádecky
30Frimpong4Tah12Tapsoba3Hincapié
8Andrich25Palacios
38Bellarabi10Demirbay19Diaby
14Schick
Substitutes
Match Stats
Home TeamB DortmundAway TeamB Leverkusen
Possession Home45% Away55% Shots Home14 Away8 Shots on Target Home4 Away3 Corners Home3 Away3 Fouls Home13 Away13 Live Text
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Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
90’+5′
Booking
Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
90’+5′
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Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt missed. Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
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Dismissal
Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the red card.
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VAR Decision: Card upgraded Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
90′
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Hand ball by Lukás Hrádecky (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
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Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Jude Bellingham tries a through ball, but Marius Wolf is caught offside.
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Attempt saved. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
87′
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Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
85′
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Attempt missed. Marius Wolf (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
84′
Substitution
Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Emre Can replaces Donyell Malen.
84′
Substitution
Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Marius Wolf replaces Raphaël Guerreiro.
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Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Mats Hummels tries a through ball, but Julian Brandt is caught offside.
82′
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Charles Aránguiz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund).
81′
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Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Charles Aránguiz.
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Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri tries a through ball, but Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.