Two targets from Patrik Schick helped Bayer Leverkusen battle previous Borussia Dortmund to a 3-2 victory on Friday, claiming a sixth-straight league win.
Dortmund suffered their first house lack of the Bundesliga marketing campaign, whereas Leverkusen moved inside one level of leaders Bayern Munich.
In a frenetic opening, the guests struck 3 times within the first 19 minutes as they loved an ideal begin to the yr with the league resuming following a three-week winter break.
Excessive urgent by Leverkusen noticed them win possession from the kick-off and Nathan Tella drilled house for the lead with simply 25 seconds on the clock.
Dortmund, lacking half a dozen key gamers as a result of damage and sickness, had no time to regroup, with Leverkusen scoring once more within the eighth minute. Schick slid in to finish a textbook counter-attack from shut vary.
The hosts briefly recovered and pulled a aim again by Jamie Gittens 4 minutes later, however Schick swiftly restored Leverkusen’s two-goal cushion with a advantageous end on the far put up after yet one more fast break.
Edmond Tapsoba gave Dortmund a lifeline late on after reducing off Julien Duranville’s run into the field, with the referee awarding a penalty following a VAR assessment.
Serhou Guirassy confidently scored the ensuing spot-kick however, regardless of some late strain, Leverkusen held on to safe the three factors forward of Bayern’s journey to Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday.
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Knowledge Debrief: Off to a flyer
The Bundesliga actually returned with a bang after the winter break, and the entertaining affair in Dortmund acquired off to a lightning-quick begin.
For the primary time since March 2000 (9-1 in Ulm), Leverkusen scored 3 times within the first 19 minutes of a Bundesliga away match. 4 targets within the first 19 minutes of a top-flight sport involving Leverkusen, in the meantime, is a novelty.
Tella’s aim after simply 25 seconds was the quickest scored by Leverkusen within the Bundesliga this season, however it was Schick who stole the headlines. The striker now has 11 targets in his final six Bundesliga appearances.
In the meantime, Dortmund misplaced their first match of a calendar yr for the primary time since 2004 (beforehand W15 D5). They had been additionally on a five-game unbeaten streak within the league. The Black and Yellow are nonetheless but to win back-to-back matches beneath Nuri Sahin.