Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga: BVB Hold Hosts Off For Victory
Borussia Dortmund scored goals in each half and survived a late Bayer Leverkusen comeback attempt to win 2-1 on Saturday and leapfrog the hosts into third place in the Bundesliga. Argentina youth international Aaron Anselmino headed home a Daniel Svensson free kick after 41 minutes to put Dortmund, who thrashed Villarreal 4-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday, in front before Karim Adeyemi headed in Fabio Silva's cross in the 65th. Leverkusen, 2-0 winners at Manchester City in the Champions League in midweek, pulled a goal back through substitute Christian Kofane in the 83rd after Jonas Hofmann and Ernest Poku had rattled the crossbar.
Bayer's Jonas Hofmann, and Borussia's Nico Schlotterbeck fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund in Leverkusen, Germany. | Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa via AP
Bayer's Malik Tillman, center, and Borussia's Serhou Guirassy fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund in Leverkusen, Germany. | Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa via AP
Bayer's Robert Andrich, right, and Borussia's Serhou Guirassy fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund in Leverkusen, Germany. | Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa via AP
Bayer's Edmond Tapsoba, right, and Borussia's Karim Adeyemi fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund in Leverkusen, Germany. | Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa via AP
Bayer's Loïc Badé, right, and Borussia's Felix Nmecha fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund in Leverkusen, Germany. | Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa via AP
Bayer's Ibrahim Maza and Borussia's Karim Adeyemi, left, fight for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund in Leverkusen, Germany. | Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa via AP
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