Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Marco Reus first half goal gives Dortmund opening day Bundesliga win

Marco Reus' early tap-in earned Borussia Dortmund victory but if Patrick Schick had been in form Bayer Leverkusen could have earned at least a point. Youssoufa Moukoko's cross was turned towards goal at the back post by Karim Adeyemi and though Lukas Hradecky contrived along with the post to just keep the ball from passing the line the Dortmund skipper was there to open the scoring.

Ad/> Schick had a chance in the first half to equalise in the first half when he shot just wide of the top corner from the edge of box, then twice in the second half he was denied at point-blank range by Gregor Kobel. FootballTen Hag at Man Utd, the 'real' Messi and are Barca back? — The European Storylines we're watchingYESTERDAY AT 11:02 In the 64th minute he met Moussa Diaby's low inswinging cross at the six-yard box but his effort flew straight into the mid-riff of Kobel.

Five minutes later, Sardar Azmoun's clever touch set Schick up for an equaliser but Kobel raced out to deny him with his legs. There was drama in injury time as Leverkusen stopper Hradecky was red-carded for catching the ball just outside the area in front of Reus.

TALKING POINT Goals will be a problem for Dortmund — Erling Haaland was always going to leave a gaping hole for Der BVB to fill but with the sad news of summer signing Sebastian Haller having testicular tumour it has become a much harder task. Marco Reus showed he retains predatory instincts with his goal but he is far from the 20-a-season man he was, when fit, in the first half of his career.

At 17, Youssoufa Moukoko is already a handful for defenders and good at creating chances for team-mates, but doesn't seem ready to replicate his incredible goalscoring record at youth level with the first team. They will