Julian Brandt’s second-half goal earned Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 win over a disciplined Werder Bremen at home on Friday that sent them provisionally top of the Bundesliga.
Brandt, who at 27 became the third youngest player in history to reach 300 Bundesliga appearances, dashed into the penalty area and gathered a precise pass from Emre Can, before gracefully chipping the ball over Werder’s goalkeeper Michael Zetterer to score in the 67th minute.
The hosts were on top for most of the match, but were frustrated by a resolute Werder defence, with Zetterer making several crucial saves. Dortmund have 20 points after eight matches, one point ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, who face VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday. Werder are 14th with six points.
Elsewhere, an injury-time goal from Florian Sotoca helped Lens secure a late victory at Le Havre in Ligue 1 and move into the top half of the table. Two goals from Ante Budimir helped Osasuna defeat Granada 2-0 in La Liga.
