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Dortmund Start Perfect After 3-0 Win Over Paderborn

By Drooid · Sep 12, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Dortmund Preserve Start

Borussia Dortmund beat SC Paderborn 07 3-0, preserving a perfect Bundesliga start.
Fabio Silva scored in the fifth minute after Serhou Guirassy delivered a through ball.
Felix Nmecha added goals in the 80th and 89th minutes.
Nmecha’s 89th-minute bicycle kick was called a Goal of the Season contender.
Nico Schlotterbeck returned from a World Cup ankle injury to start in central defence.

Summary

Dortmund Wins

Dortmund beat Villarreal 3-2 in a Champions League group match on Tuesday.
The victory was Dortmund’s first group-stage win of the 2026-27 European campaign.
Greek forward Kostas Karetsas left the game after collapsing with circulatory problems.
New signing Giannis Konstantelias tore his cruciate ligament in the season-opening Bundesliga fixture.
Dortmund will face Atletico Madrid in their next group-stage match next week.

History

Historical Context

In 1997 Borussia Dortmund, led by Ottmar Hitzfeld, won the Champions League 3–1 over Juventus at Munich’s Olympiastadion on 28 May, giving Germany its first post-reunification European title. The Bosman ruling that season lifted foreign-player limits, letting Dortmund assemble a deep squad with impact substitutes like Lars Ricken. That depth underpins today’s Dortmund, which relies on emerging talent and resilience to chase another continental final.

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Dortmund Preserve Start

Borussia Dortmund beat SC Paderborn 07 3-0, preserving a perfect Bundesliga start.
Fabio Silva scored in the fifth minute after Serhou Guirassy delivered a through ball.
Felix Nmecha added goals in the 80th and 89th minutes.
Nmecha’s 89th-minute bicycle kick was called a Goal of the Season contender.
Nico Schlotterbeck returned from a World Cup ankle injury to start in central defence.

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