Bayer Leverkusen 1, Borussia Dortmund 0

DORTMUND, Germany (Interstat) — Bayer Leverkusen opened its Bundesliga title defense with a disciplined 1-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, April 11, 2026, silencing a sold-out Signal Iduna Park and defying pregame projections that heavily favored the hosts. The match, a marquee fixture on the opening weekend of the German top-flight season, was decided by a single goal from substitute Robert Andrich just before halftime, handing new Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin a defeat in his first competitive match in charge. The game began with Dortmund applying early pressure, but Leverkusen’s defense, organized from the start, quickly established control. The… Read more...