Turbulent Bundesliga restart BVB Friday series breaks - Leverkusen win in Dortmund

After almost 21 years, Borussia Dortmund is defeated again on a Friday evening in its own stadium. BVB loses 2:3 against Bayer Leverkusen.

In the opening game after the winter break, only 26 seconds had been played when the first goal was scored. Leverkusen's Nathan Tella put the visitors ahead after a defensive error by Dortmund. It was a cold start for coach Nuri Sahin's team, who had to improvise with his line-up due to a flu epidemic. Sahin opted for 21-year-old Yannik Lühers, who was the only trained central defender to make his Bundesliga debut.

The champions consistently exploited the inexperience of their opponents' defense at the start. By the 19th minute, Patrik Schick had scored goals two and three for the superior Leverkusen side, with Jamie Gittens providing a brief sign of life for BVB in between.

After that, nothing happened for a long time before Serhou Guirassy gave the home team renewed hope with a penalty in the 79th minute. However, BVB were unable to do more than tie the scores, leaving goalkeeper Gregor Kobel to congratulate his national team captain Granit Xhaka on the win.

While BVB failed to remain undefeated in a home game for the 40th time in a row on Friday, Leverkusen celebrated their sixth league win in a row. As a result, Bayer reduced the gap on leaders Bayern Munich to one point for the time being.

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Borussia Dortmund

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2:3

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

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• Jamie Gittens - 1:2 (12.)
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• Serhou Guirassy - 2:3 (79.)

• (1.) 0:1 - Nathan Tella
• (8.) 0:2 - Patrik Schick
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• (19.) 1:3 - Patrik Schick
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90.+6.
End of 2nd half
90.+5.
Yellow card Borussia Dortmund
Felix Nmecha
89.
Substitution in Borussia Dortmund
Cole Campbell
Striker
89.
Substitution out Borussia Dortmund

Julian Ryerson
Defender
89.
Substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Exequiel Palacios
Midfielder
89.
Substitution out Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Álex Grimaldo
Midfielder
88.
Substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Arthur
Defender
88.
Substitution out Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Jeremie Frimpong
Midfielder
79.
Goal for Borussia Dortmund, 2:3 through penalties from Serhou Guirassy

Serhou Guirassy
Striker
78.
Substitution in Borussia Dortmund

Marcel Sabitzer
Midfielder
78.
Substitution out Borussia Dortmund
Almugera Kabar
Defender
78.
Substitution in Borussia Dortmund

Donyell Malen
Striker
78.
Substitution out Borussia Dortmund
Jamie Gittens
Midfielder
78.
Substitution in Borussia Dortmund

Giovanni Reyna
Midfielder
78.
Substitution out Borussia Dortmund

Maximilian Beier
Striker
78.
Yellow card Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Edmond Tapsoba
74.
Substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Martin Terrier
Striker
74.
Substitution out Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Nathan Tella
Striker
63.
Substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Florian Wirtz
Midfielder
63.
Substitution out Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick
Striker
63.
Substitution in Borussia Dortmund
Julien Duranville
Striker
63.
Substitution out Borussia Dortmund
Karim Adeyemi
Midfielder
46.
Yellow card Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Patrik Schick
46.
Kick-off 2nd half
45.+3.
End of 1st half
19.
Goal for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 1:3 through Patrik Schick (Jeremie Frimpong)

Patrik Schick
Striker

Assist: Jeremie Frimpong
Midfielder
12.
Goal for Borussia Dortmund, 1:2 through Jamie Gittens
Jamie Gittens
Midfielder
8.
Goal for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 0:2 through Patrik Schick (Piero Hincapié)

Patrik Schick
Striker

Assist: Piero Hincapié
Defender
1.
Goal for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 0:1 through Nathan Tella (Robert Andrich)

Nathan Tella
Striker

Assist: Robert Andrich
Midfielder
1.
Start of the match

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