Bayer Leverkusen 3-4 Borussia Dortmund: Erling Haaland scores twice in thrilling contest

Bayer Leverkusen 3-4 Borussia Dortmund: Erling Haaland scores twice as visitors come from behind THREE times before sealing thrilling Bundesliga victory at BayArena

  • Erling Haaland scored the match-winning penalty 11 minutes from full-time 
  • It was the Norwegian’s second goal of the game – he also registered an assist 
  • Leverkusen went ahead three times in the match but ended up with zero points  


Erling Haaland scored two goals and made another as Borussia Dortmund repeatedly came from behind before beating Bayer Leverkusen 4-3 in a thrilling Bundesliga game on Saturday.

Florian Wirtz opened the scoring for Leverkusen with a toe-poke in the ninth minute, but striker Haaland equalised with a towering header in the 37th before Jude Bellingham had a second for Dortmund ruled out due to a foul in the build-up.

Patrik Schick scored in first-half stoppage time to put Leverkusen 2-1 up and there was to be no let-up after the break.

Erling Haaland was again Borussia Dortmund's hero as he scored twice in a Bundesliga thriller

Erling Haaland was again Borussia Dortmund’s hero as he scored twice in a Bundesliga thriller 

The Norwegian slots away the match-winning penalty 11 minutes from time at the BayArena

The Norwegian slots away the match-winning penalty 11 minutes from time at the BayArena 

Haaland celebrates with team-mate Mats Hummels as Dortmund fought back repeatedly

Haaland celebrates with team-mate Mats Hummels as Dortmund fought back repeatedly 

Leverkusen's Patrik Schick was on the scoresheet but ended up on the losing side

Leverkusen’s Patrik Schick was on the scoresheet but ended up on the losing side 

Julian Brandt levelled again in the 49th minute, deftly controlling Haaland’s pass with his heel before rifling the ball into the roof of the net, but within six minutes Leverkusen were ahead again through Moussa Diaby’s strike from the edge of the area.

Again Dortmund equalised, this time through a superb Raphael Guerreiro free kick, and they went into a 4-3 lead from the penalty spot in the 77th minute when Haaland fired home after Marco Reus was struck in the face by the arm of Odilon Kossounou.

Elsewhere, VfL Wolfsburg remained top of the table with a comfortable 2-0 win over struggling Greuther Furth, while FC Cologne managed to hang on for a 1-1 draw at Freiburg despite losing Florian Kainz to a second yellow card in the 74th minute.

Mainz scored a goal in each half as they beat Hoffenheim 2-0 while Union Berlin were held to a scoreless draw at home to Augsburg.

Wolfsburg have a maximum 12 points after four games, with Dortmund second on nine points and Mainz behind them on goal difference. Freiburg are fourth on eight points. 

source: dailymail.co.uk