Bayern held after Hoeler
Wolfsburg as club captain Marco Reus headed their first- half winner.
Injuries to Lukasz Piszczek and Marcel Schmelzer meant Dortmund had to reshuffle their defence and struggled to finish their chances.
England winger Jadon Sancho, 18, who has already set up six league goals this season, fired in another superb cross from the left wing which Thomas Delaney headed back towards Reus, who steered the ball inside the post with his head on 28 minutes.
It was Dortmund’s 30th goal in just their 10th league game, but was a far from polished from the
Dortmund striker Paco Alcacer, in his first game back after injury, failed to add to his tally after scoring seven goals in his first four Bundesliga games. Nelson shines in
Leverkusen rout
performance leaders. After two huge wins on the road, Bayer Leverkusen, who thrashed Werder Bremen 6- 2 last Sunday and hammered Borussia Moenchengladbach 5- 0 in the German Cup in midweek, crashed to a 4- 1 defeat at home to Hoffenheim, whose Brazilian striker Joelinton scored twice.
English teenager Reiss Nelson, on loan from Arsenal, was again lethal on the right wing as the 18- year- old claimed his fifth goal in just six Bundesliga games, this time from the edge of the area on 19 minutes.
Leverkusen winger Karim Bellarabi sent Germany head coach Joachim Loew, a reminder of his talent with the equaliser, fired home from a tight angle with half an hour gone. Loew names his squad for the upcoming games against Russia and the Netherlands next week.
— AFP