Match ends, Borussia Dortmund 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen
- From the section European Football
Borussia Dortmund regained top spot with an emphatic victory over Bayer Leverkusen as they extended their club record winning run to 11 games.
Dortmund were under pressure to keep apace with Bayern Munich after their 3-0 win over Darmstadt on Saturday but responded with a commanding display.
Jonas Hofmann opened the scoring after he was picked out by Shinji Kagawa, who added a second from close range.
Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sealed the result with a penalty.
Dortmund have won all 11 games since new coach Thomas Tuchel replaced Jurgen Klopp in the summer.
Elsewhere, Schalke won 1-0 away to Stuttgart while Augsburg clinched a 2-0 home victory over Hannover.
Line-ups
B Dortmund
- 38Bürki
- 28Ginter
- 25PapastathopoulosBooked at 61mins
- 15Hummels
- 29Schmelzer
- 8Gündogan
- 33Weigl
- 7HofmannSubstituted forJanuzajat 64'minutes
- 23Kagawa
- 10MkhitaryanSubstituted forRamosat 81'minutes
- 17AubameyangSubstituted forCastroat 88'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Weidenfeller
- 3Park Joo-ho
- 9Januzaj
- 11Reus
- 20Ramos
- 26Piszczek
- 27Castro
B Leverkusen
- 1Leno
- 26Donati
- 4Tah
- 5PapadopoulosBooked at 71mins
- 18WendellBooked at 73mins
- 38BellarabiSubstituted forHenrichsat 78'minutes
- 23KramerSubstituted forBrandtat 45'minutes
- 44KamplBooked at 41mins
- 10Calhanoglu
- 7Hernández
- 11KießlingSubstituted forMehmediat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Ramalho
- 14Mehmedi
- 17Boenisch
- 19Brandt
- 25Kresic
- 37Frey
- 39Henrichs
- Referee:
- Deniz Aytekin
- Attendance:
- 81,359
Match Stats
Home TeamB DortmundAway TeamB Leverkusen
- Possession
- Home58%
- Away42%
- Shots
- Home22
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home10
- Away3
- Corners
- Home3
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away17
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Borussia Dortmund 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
Attempt missed. Giulio Donati (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
Foul by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund).
Admir Mehmedi (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Javier Hernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Substitution
Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Gonzalo Castro replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Attempt missed. Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
Attempt saved. Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj.
Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Ilkay Gündogan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dangerous play by Kevin Kampl (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Attempt missed. Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julian Weigl.
Attempt blocked. Adrián Ramos (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Schmelzer.
Substitution
Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Adrián Ramos replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kevin Kampl tries a through ball, but Julian Brandt is caught offside.
Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Borussia Dortmund).
Benjamin Henrichs (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Karim Bellarabi.
Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tries a through ball, but Adnan Januzaj is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Attempt missed. Adnan Januzaj (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Goal!
Goal! Borussia Dortmund 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Booking
Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Penalty Borussia Dortmund. Matthias Ginter draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Wendell (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Booking
Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Adnan Januzaj (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Attempt missed. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu following a set piece situation.
Foul by Adnan Januzaj (Borussia Dortmund).
Giulio Donati (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.