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European roundup: Dortmund climb to second, Juventus edge to derby win

02-Oct-2021 18:48:31 | The Guardian

• Augsburg make Borussia Dortmund work for 2-1 win
• Manuel Locatelli gets 86th-minute winner at Torino

Borussia Dortmund twice hit the woodwork and wasted several more chances before squeezing past Augsburg 2-1 to climb to second place in the Bundesliga. Julian Brandt bagged a second-half winner after Dortmund’s Raphaël Guerreiro had put them in front with a 10th minute penalty.

Augsburg initially struggled to deal with the Dortmund pressure, evident from their three yellow cards and the penalty they conceded in the opening 15 minutes. But while the hosts may have had possession, they lacked precision and a killer instinct up front, with their top striker Erling Haaland still missing through injury.