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European roundup: Werder Bremen’s late show leaves Dortmund rocked

20-Aug-2022 16:02:56 | The Guardian

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Werder Bremen scored three times in the final minutes to come from two goals down and snatch a stunning 3-2 Bundesliga victory at Borussia Dortmund that ended the hosts’ winning start to the season. Goals from Lee Buchanan in the 89th minute and Niklas Schmidt in stoppage time brought them level before Oliver Burke thundered a shot in the final seconds past keeper Gregor Kobel.

Dortmund’s Julian Brandt had fired a blinder past Werder keeper Jiri Pavlenka in first-half stoppage time to take an unexpected lead after a dire 45 minutes for the hosts where nothing seemed to work. Werder, who had 10 shots on goal compared with Dortmund’s two by the 75th minute, were the more adventurous side throughout, their passing game more fluid and creative and their attacks more dangerous.