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Bundesliga Roundup: Borussia Dortmund get off to flying start

By Austin Weldon

DORTMUND, GERMANY - AUGUST 17: Lukasz Piszczek of Borussia Dortmund, Julian Weigl of Borussia Dortmund,Paco Alcacer of Borussia Dortmund,Thorgan Hazard of Borussia Dortmund, Jadon Malik Sancho of Borussia Dortmund, Nico Schulz of Borussia Dortmund during the German Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund v FC Augsburg at the Signal Iduna Park on August 17, 2019 in Dortmund Germany (Photo by Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images)
DORTMUND, GERMANY - AUGUST 17: Lukasz Piszczek of Borussia Dortmund, Julian Weigl of Borussia Dortmund,Paco Alcacer of Borussia Dortmund,Thorgan Hazard of Borussia Dortmund, Jadon Malik Sancho of Borussia Dortmund, Nico Schulz of Borussia Dortmund during the German Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund v FC Augsburg at the Signal Iduna Park on August 17, 2019 in Dortmund Germany (Photo by Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images) /
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Borussia Dortmund got off to a great start on the opening weekend of the new season. Here we take a look at how the other 17 teams fared.

Borussia Dortmund opened up their Bundesliga season with a thrilling 5-1 win against Augsburg. Dortmund didn’t have the start they wanted, conceding in the first minute of play. Conceding so early certainly woke them up, because after the goal it was all Dortmund. Alcacer pulled one back for Lucien Favre’s side just two minutes later before a second half barrage sealed the game for Borussia Dortmund. Reus, Sancho and Brandt also scored in the victory, giving the Black and Yellows the perfect start to their campaign.

Bayern Munich opened the season with a draw against Hertha Berlin, the final score being 2-2. Hertha actually could have walked away with all 3 points potentially if Marko Grujic hadn’t dragged Lewandowski down for absolutely no reason, conceding a penalty. Lewandowski scored twice for Bayern and Lukebakio and Grujic scored for Berlin. Bayern dropping points at home is massive for Dortmund.

LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY – AUGUST 17: Kai Havertz of Bayer 04 Leverkusen celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SC Paderborn 07 at BayArena on August 17, 2019 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY – AUGUST 17: Kai Havertz of Bayer 04 Leverkusen celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SC Paderborn 07 at BayArena on August 17, 2019 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /

Bayer Leverkusen narrowly beat Paderborn in what turned into a crazy start to the game. Both teams scored 2 goals each in the opening 25 minutes. Loen Bailey and Kai Havertz scoring early for Leverkusen and Sven Michel and Streli Mamba each responded in turn for the newly promoted Paderborn. In the end Kevin Volland won the game for Leverkusen, scoring in the 69th minute. Wolfsburg started their Bundeliga campaign with a win against FC Koln, with Maximilian Arnold and main man Wout Weghorst scoring for the home side. Simon Terodde scored in injury time to grab a consolation for Koln.

Fortuna Dusseldorf surprised Werder Bremen, beating them 3-1 away from home. Rouwen Hennings opened the scoring for Dusseldorf before Johannes Eggestein equalized for the hosts. It was however short lived as Kenan Karaman and Kaan Ayhan put the game to bed for Dusseldorf. Freiburg dispatched of Mainz with relative ease, beating them 3-0. Lucas Holer, Jonathan Schmid and Gian-Luca Waldschmidt scored for Freiburg. Waldschmidt will be a player to watch this season after his unbelievable performances at the U21 Euros for Germany.

BERLIN, GERMANY – AUGUST 18: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally enhanced.) Marcel Sabitzer of RB Leipzig celebrates with team mates after scoring his team’s second goal during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Union Berlin and RB Leipzig at Stadion An der Alten Försterei on August 18, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Bundesliga/DFL via Getty Images )
BERLIN, GERMANY – AUGUST 18: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally enhanced.) Marcel Sabitzer of RB Leipzig celebrates with team mates after scoring his team’s second goal during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Union Berlin and RB Leipzig at Stadion An der Alten Försterei on August 18, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Bundesliga/DFL via Getty Images ) /

Borussia  Monchengladbach and Schalke played out a 0-0 draw to finish the Saturday games. Eintracht Frankfurt scored in the first minute against TSG Hoffenheim and held on to that lead the whole game, seeing out a 1-0 victory. Martin Hinteregger was the scorer for the Eagles.

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RB Leipzig thumped Union Berlin 4-0 to close out the opening weekend. Leipzig scored 3 goals in the first half through Marcel Halstenberg, Marcel Sabitzer and Timo Werner. Christopher Nkunku added the fourth for Leipzig. Marcel Sabitzer not only scored but added 3 assists in the game, he is clearly the early winner of the coaching change in Leipzig.

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