Arsenal loanee Ethan Nwaneri caused a late own goal in Borussia Dortmund’s favour, as his side came from two down to win 3-2 at Hoffenheim in a topsy-turvy Bundesliga clash.
Hoffenheim were the better team for the opening hour but lost their way as Dortmund clicked into gear and romped to victory with three goals in the final 30 minutes.
Hoffenheim were two up with 54 minutes played thanks to goals from Leon Avdullahu and Tim Lemperle.
Nwaneri, who became the youngest player in Premier League history in 2024, arrived on a season-long loan from Arsenal on deadline day and came on with half an hour played after an injury for Filippo Mane.
Striker Serhou Guirassy gave the hosts hope when he scored just after the hour mark and then set up Fabio Silva five minutes later.
With just four minutes of regular time remaining, Nwaneri cut down the left and shot centrally, but his effort took a big deflection off home defender Albian Hajdari and into the goal.
Bundesliga newcomers Elversberg continued their excellent top-flight arrival with a 4-3 win at Borussia Mönchengladbach, making it two wins from two this season.
Gladbach took the lead twice and were 3-1 up midway through the second-half, but Elversberg fought back despite losing manager Vincent Wagner to a second yellow card just before the break.
With 10 minutes left, Felix Keidel levelled the scores at 3-3 and Maurice Krattenmacher put the visitors in front in stoppage time with his second goal of the match.
Bayer Leverkusen rebounded from their loss to Elversberg last Saturday by putting sorry Union Berlin to the sword in a 4-0 home victory.
Argentina internationals Equi Fernández and Facundo Medina had Leverkusen 2-0 up at half-time. England centre-back Jarell Quansah set up Patrik Schick for Leverkusen’s third before Ibrahim Maza added a stylish fourth late on.
West Ham loanee Niclas Füllkrug scored his second goal in three games since returning to Germany to help Werder Bremen win at home 3-1 against RB Leipzig. The Germany striker scored a long-range header, with Eren Dinkci and Marco Grüll also getting on the scoresheet.
Europa League finalists Freiburg continued their perfect start to the season with a solid 1-0 win away at promoted Paderborn.
Defending champions Bayern Munich face promoted Schalke later on Saturday.
In Spain, Athletic Bilbao thumped Atlético Madrid 3-0 on a miserable afternoon for Diego Simeone’s side. Nico Williams, Robert Navarro and Oihan Sancet’s goals gave the Basque hosts a resounding victory at San Mames.
Athletic secured back-to-back wins under former Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic, after losing their first two matches of the campaign.
Striker Julián Álvarez, who tried to leave the club to join Barcelona this summer, returned as a substitute after illness but was ineffective in his second-half appearance.
On Sunday La Liga leaders Barcelona visit Valencia looking to move clear of Real Madrid, who lost 1-0 at Real Betis on Friday.
A late Ché Adams strike sealed a 2-1 comeback win for Torino over Fiorentina as the Florence club’s nightmare start to the Serie A season continued.
Mateo Pellegrino’s long-range strike put Fiorentina in front early in the second half, but a pile-driver from Rolando Mandragora – who had only joined Torino from La Viola four days earlier – drew the scores level.
Scotland international Adams sealed his side’s first points of the season in the 82nd minute, plucking a cross out of the air and flicking it in from close range to stun the Stadio Artemio Franchi crowd.
Fiorentina, the two-time Italian champions, have lost their first three games by an aggregate score of 9-1, and were booed off by their own fans following a performance that left them in last place.
Inter host Napoli in the early evening in a meeting between last season’s top two sides, before Gian Piero Gasperini faces his former club when Roma host Atalanta.
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