Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen
(Reus 9′)
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund claimed a narrow opening day win over Bayer Leverkusen thanks to captain Marco Reus’ goal and several outstanding saves from goalkeeper Gregor Kobel at the Westfalenstadion.
A free-flowing move just nine minutes into the match saw the forward beat Edmond Tapsoba to the ball before pulling off a skillful turn and crossing in from the left.
Dortmund’s Karim Adeyemi looked to have turned the ball in at the back post, only for Lukas Hradecky to pull off a brilliant goal-line stop with his foot, but the Leverkusen goalkeeper was helpless to stop an on-rushing Reus from scrambling the ball over the line.
Adeyemi, Dortmund’s brightest spark early on, was forced off after only 23 minutes with a…
