There is a winner in every Bundesliga match on Saturday afternoon. Bayer Leverkusen's squad upheaval is still noticeable in the first league game of the season.
The results from Saturday
- Heidenheim - Wolfsburg 1:3
- Union Berlin - Stuttgart 2:1
- Leverkusen - Hoffenheim 1:2
- Frankfurt - Bremen 4:1
- Freiburg - Augsburg 1:3
- St. Pauli - Borussia Dortmund 3:3
Bayer Leverkusen start the championship with a defeat. The team of new coach Erik ten Hag lost the home game against Hoffenheim 1-2.
Jarell Quansah, who joined Leverkusen from Liverpool in the summer, put the home team ahead. However, Hoffenheim subsequently improved and turned the game around with goals from Fisnik Asllani and Tim Lemperle. Leon Avdullahu, the former FC Basel player, celebrated a successful Bundesliga debut. The 21-year-old played through.
Otherwise, the Swiss players in action on Saturday afternoon had little to cheer about. Although Cédric Zesiger's Augsburg won 3:1 against Freiburg, the defender only came on the pitch in the final minutes to save the lead over time. At the other end of the pitch, Johan Manzambi played a good 80 minutes. The 19-year-old from Geneva made a good start, but was unable to prevent the home defeat.
The league opener was also disappointing for Luca Jaquez, who played in Stuttgart's 2-1 defeat against Union Berlin. The man of the match was 20-year-old Ilyas Ansah, who fired the home team to victory with two spectacular goals.
BVB let their lead slip in the final minutes
Borussia Dortmund with captain Gregor Kobel missed out late on an away win at the start of the new season. In the end, the FBVB only managed a 3:3 (1:0) draw at FC St. Pauli while short-handed. The Hamburg side scored two goals in the final minutes to equalize in front of 29,546 spectators in the sold-out Millerntor Stadium.
Serhou Guirassy (34th minute), who also missed a penalty kick, Waldemar Anton (67th) and Julian Brandt (74th) scored for Dortmund. Andréas Hountondji (50'), Danel Sinani (86' / penalty) and Eric Smith (89') were successful for St. Pauli. Dortmund's Filippo Mané (86) was shown the red card after a holding call in the penalty area, which led to a penalty for St. Pauli.
