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90'
+ 4
BREMEN EARN HARD FOUGHT POINT
Dortmund had most of the ball and most of the chances on goal, but lacked a cutting edge in attack. Bremen were happy to allow their hosts to have the ball and control of the game and pick them off on the counter. That's how they claimed both goals, including a corner for the second goal. Major chances were actually few and far between for Dortmund, which is a credit to the Bremen defence. BVB sit 7th now.
Full-time
90'
+ 3
ALCACER OVER THE BAR
Outstanding play from Brandt who beats a defender into the box with a step-over and fires the ball into the box. Alcacer meets it but can only send the ball over the crossbar on the slide.
90'
+ 1
ADDED TIME
We've got three minutes of added time here.
90'
GOLLER SHOT BLOCKED
Dortmund are being dealt with by the Bremen defence and they are countering now. Substitute Goller goes for goal from the edge of the box, but it's blocked behind by a corner. Dortmund struggling to get what they want from this game.
88'
Substitution
82'
Substitution
80'
10 MINUTES TO GO
We're into the final stages of this game here in Dortmund, will we see a winning goal from either side? If someone does score, it's looking most likely to come for the home side.
80'
Substitution
77'
SARGENT SHOOTS...
The ball falls to him in the box and he takes a quick snap-shot at goal. Bürki saves it this time.
74'
ALCACER SO CLOSE
Sancho curls in a superb ball and Paco times his run perfectly to meet it, but he goes with his left foot and misses the ball completely from in front of goal...
73'
ON COMES PACO...
12 of his 18 Bundesliga goals last season came from the bench. Will he get another today for Dortmund?
73'
Substitution
72'
Substitution
70'
BIG CHANCES!
Hakimi comes inside the pitch from the left wing and shoots at goal. Pavlenka produces a superb save to deny him, but the ball falls to Hazard in the box. He shoots first-time at goal, but Friedl makes a crucial block to keep the ball out.
70'
BREMEN PRODUCING MORE
There have been five shots for Bremen to Dortmund's two in this second half so far. The away side are playing for counter-attacks now, but it's working.
67'
Substitution
64'
TAME HEADER FROM GÖTZE
Hazard's cross into the middle of box is perfectly met by Götze, but he can't get power on his header at goal and Pavlenka saves with ease.
60'
BREMEN STARTING THE BETTER
Bremen deservedly level here having started the second half better than their hosts. Dortmund pressing now and looking for openings, but they remain hard to come by. You feel this game will hinge on the substitutions that either side make.
55'
FRIEDL HEADS BREMEN LEVEL
A corner swings into the near post and it's headed on by Sargent to the back post. Four Bremen players are ready to poke it home, and Marco Friedl does the honours. We saw a goal just like that in the game between Leipzig and Schalke earlier...
54'
SARGENT SHOT BLOCKED
Bittencourt is played the ball in the Bremen box but Akanji challenges him well. The ball, though, drops loose to Sargent and he's only denied a goal by Weigl.
50'
RASHICA MAGIC
The Kosovo international dinks a delightful cross to the back post of the Dortmund box to meet Lang's run. His cross is blocked and lands at the feet of Rashica, whose shot is blocked.
46'
BACK UNDERWAY
The second half begins with no changes for either side.
Kick-off!
Half-time
45'
+ 1
WHAT A STAT THIS IS
This is the first time that a home team has taken the lead in a game this weekend in the Bundesliga. That is a mind-blowing reflection on how well away teams have done in the Bundesliga this weekend.
45'
DAHOUD FORCES A SENSATIONAL SAVE
Götze sends through a fantastic through ball for Dahoud, who clips the ball towards goal. But Pavlenka spreads himself as big as he can to get in the way of it and gets a toe to the ball in the end.
41'
DORTMUND INTO THE LEAD!
Hazard curls in a cross from the right wing and Reus meets it with a perfect run across the box, clipping the ball into the far bottom corner with a lovely header. Dortmund in front before the break.
38'
ALL DORTMUND'S BALL
The home side are enjoying almost 70 per cent of the possession here, but Bremen are happy to let them do that. Dortmund, who like to use their pace in attack to counter teams, have not been able to find a way through the Bremen defence despite all their possession.
31'
RASHICA CHANCE
Bremen break and Sargent dinks the ball over the Dortmund defence for Rashica. He runs onto it and laces a shot at the near post with his left foot, but Bürki is equal to it.
29'
HAZARD FIRES OVER
The Belgian winger picks up the ball 25 yards from goal and has one thing in mind. He goes for goal, but his rasping shot drifts over the crossbar.
23'
SANCHO GETTING IN THE GROOVE
The winger is beginning to take over this game. Two moments of class come as he dribbles past a defender on one flank, minutes before touching the ball past Friedl with class on the other wing. You feel if Dortmund want to get better attacking movement, he will be a key.
18'
SANCHO TAKES A SHOT
The Englishman goes for goal from distance after Gebre Selassie's clearance. It's a great save from Pavlenka to tip the ball around the post.
11'
FUN START TO THIS GAME
The first two chances on goal of the game and we have two goals. Dortmund immediately responding after going behind at home, as they often do. Bremen will be disappointed to have conceded just after going ahead.
9'
DORTMUND RESPOND
A fantastic cross from Lukasz Piszczek to the back post curls perfectly onto the head of Mario Götze and he nods Dortmund back into this game. Two goals within a minute of each other.
8'
RASHICA SCOES ON THE BREAK!
Bremen score on the break as Rashica brings the ball forward through the middle. Hakimi intercepts him, but the ball only drops to Klaassen. The Dutchman clips the ball over the top of the BVB defence and Rashica is in behind. He smashes the ball into the far bottom corner to give Bremen an early lead.
6'
DORTMUND ON THE BALL
The home side controlling the possession early on here, but Bremen's defence standing firm so far. Sancho and Hazard will be looking to get creative on the wings.
1'
UNDERWAY IN DORTMUND!
The Saturday evening game is underway in Dortmund.
Kick-off!
ALL AWAY WINS ON MD6
Incredibly, in the six Bundesliga matches played so far this weekend all away teams have come away with all three points. Can Bremen join the party and get a win in Dortmund?
ATMOSPHERE IN DORTMUND
Half an hour before kick-off in Dortmund and the atmosphere is incredible. The Yellow Wall is bouncing at the Signal Iduna Park, and the home fans are ready and hoping that their team can bounce back from the draw away to Frankfurt last time out.
HUMMELS: "DORTMUND NOW A BIGGER TEAM"
The former Bayern Munich defender left Dortmund to join the Bundesliga champions and was in Munich for three years before returning to BVB this summer. And he says he's returned to a bigger club than the one he'd left. " The club just got even bigger, more international and with an even higher reputation. Looking at the development in the course of the last years, that’s not surprising."
RASHICA IN FOR BREMEN
The start of Bremen's season last year starts alongside Josh Sargent in attack. Bremen still dealing with a host of injury problems, as Christian Groß continues in the middle of defence alongside Theodore Gebre Selassie.
GÖTZE AND DAHOUD START
Lucien Favre has handed starts to Mario Götze and Mahmoud Dahoud, both being the first of the season for the pair. Paco Alcacer and Thomas Delaney drop to the bench in their place. Dortmund have dropped to seventh with results elsewhere, but a win will take them back into second if they can get it.
DORTMUND LINE-UP!
Bürki - Piszczek, Weigl, Akanji, Hakimi - Witsel, Dahoud - Sancho, Reus (c), Hazard - Götze (SUBS: Hitz, Zagadou, Delaney, Alcacer, Guerreiro, Balerdi, Brandt, Morey, Bruun Larsen)
BREMEN LINE-UP!
P avlenka - Lang, Gebre Selassie, Groß, Friedl - M. Eggestein, Sahin, Klaassen (c) - Bittencourt, Sargent, Rashica (SUBS: Kapino, Veljkovic, Pizarro, J. Eggestein, Straudi, Goller, Bargfrede)
Welcome along to the match centre for the game Dortmund vs. Bremen from matchday 6 of the 2019/20 Bundesliga season at the SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. Check back here for full information on the match.