Maximilian Beier’s Seventieth-minute winner sealed Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 victory at Stuttgart. Photograph: AFP
BERLIN:
Maximilian Beier’s Seventieth-minute winner sealed Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 victory at Stuttgart on Saturday as they moved to the highest of the early Bundesliga desk.
Beier tapped in from Jobe Bellingham’s low cross to ship Dortmund to the summit for the primary time since Might 2023, a run of 1,212 days since they threw away the title with a final-day dwelling draw towards Mainz.
The victory additionally marks the primary time in a decade Dortmund have gained their opening 4 league matches.
Beier got here into Saturday’s match stung by the frustration of lacking out of Jurgen Klopp’s expanded 44-man Germany squad introduced on Thursday, after being a part of the nation’s World Cup squad.
He had a giant likelihood simply 4 minutes in however headed broad from shut vary.
Former Leicester ahead Bilal El Khannouss had alternative for the hosts simply earlier than the break, however shot narrowly previous the submit.
Summer season arrival Konstantinos Karetsas, who was stretchered off the pitch with a cardiovascular problem earlier in September within the Champions League, made his return for Dortmund off the bench simply after the hour mark.
With 20 minutes remaining, the Greek teenager slid a intelligent cross to Bellingham who drilled a low ball throughout the realm for Beier to offer the guests all three factors.
Frankfurt clip Freiburg’s wings
Freiburg missed an opportunity to remain atop the desk after being held to a 2-2 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt earlier on Saturday.
Bayern Munich’s ruthless 7-0 win over Union Berlin on Friday put the Bavarians forward of Freiburg however the Black Forest outfit failed to reply as they dropped factors for the primary time this season.
A number of new members of Klopp’s massive Germany squad shone on each side in a see-sawing encounter.
Frankfurt’s Younes Ebnoutalib completed off a beautiful staff transfer to attain 10 minutes in, simply days after celebrating a shock maiden Germany call-up.
Derry Scherhant, one other of Klopp’s lesser-known additions, levelled issues up for Freiburg however Jonathan Burkardt edged Frankfurt again in entrance.
Scherhant created a second for Yuito Suzuki to seize Freiburg some extent and go away them degree with Bayern on 10 factors.
Freiburg’s Philipp Treu, one other member of Klopp’s new-look Germany squad, advised media: “After all, I might have appreciated to hitch the nationwide staff because the league chief — with my head held excessive.
“However now we are the hunters once more. And we get pleasure from that, too.”
West Ham loanee Niclas Fuellkrug continued his beautiful kind on his return to Germany, scoring for a 3rd straight Bundesliga match as hosts Werder Bremen got here from two objectives right down to win 3-2 towards Augsburg.
Fuellkrug levelled issues up with a blistering long-range effort within the 86th minute, earlier than former Bayern defender Mitchell Weiser blasted in a winner in stoppage time.
Elsewhere, Hamburg notched their first purpose, win and factors of the season in a cushty 2-1 dwelling victory over Cologne.
Albert Gronbaek laid on objectives for Nicolas Capaldo and Yussuf Poulsen to assist the hosts, one of many historic giants of German soccer, drag themselves off the underside of the desk.
Hamburg climbed previous Borussia Moenchengladbach, who misplaced their fourth straight recreation in a wild 4-3 defeat by guests Mainz.
Simply days after bidding farewell to sacked coach Eugen Polanski, issues went from dangerous to worse for the hosts. Gladbach additionally missed a penalty within the defeat and at the moment are the one Bundesliga facet with out a level after 4 matchdays.