Overview
- Borussia Dortmund beat Wolfsburg 1:0 in Dortmund, with Karim Adeyemi scoring in the 20th minute to move BVB to 10 points from four matches.
- Nico Schlotterbeck returned from a long meniscus layoff to start and help secure a clean sheet in his first appearance in about six months.
- Wolfsburg took their first league loss of the season as Christian Eriksen made his Bundesliga debut as a second‑half substitute.
- Borussia Mönchengladbach earned a 1:1 at Bayer Leverkusen in interim coach Eugen Polanski’s debut, with Haris Tabakovic equalising in the 90+2 minute after a VAR offside decision had earlier denied Jens Castrop.
- In local handball, OSC Rheinhausen drew 30:30 with HSG am Hallo Essen in a game disrupted by malfunctioning scoreboards, a shoulder injury to Niklas Rolf that required EMS transport, and a red card for Dennis Szczesny.