In added time, Niclas Füllkrug netted a clutch equaliser, forcing a 2‑2 finish for Werder Bremen at Borussia Dortmund and ending the home side’s bid for a fifth straight win.
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Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Werder Bremen
Goals: 1-0 Svensson 80′ (assist: Silva), 2-0 Schlotterbeck 85′ (assist: Veerman), 2-1 Reis (assist: Wójcik), 2-2 Füllkrug 90’+2 (assist: Grüll)
Niko Kovač made two changes to the side that beat VfB Stuttgart before the international break, with Jobe Bellingham and Marcel Sabitzer coming in for Joey Veerman and the unavailable Julian Ryerson. Meanwhile, Daniel Thioune named an unchanged Bremen line-up for the fourth game running.
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Bremen goalkeeper Karl Hein was superb throughout the match. – IMAGO/Bahho Kara –>
First half: chances abound, no goals
Dortmund held the ball early but struggled against Bremen’s disciplined back line; Sabitzer’s free‑kick skimmed wide and Füllkrug’s header from a deep cross was ruled offside.
Ludovit Reis drifted onto a curling effort that drifted just wide, while Maximilian Beier’s low drive was denied by a sharp save from Karl Hein before halftime, leaving the score deadlocked.