Overview
- Maximilian Beier scored the only goal in the 70th minute from a low cross by substitute Jobe Bellingham to give Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 victory at VfB Stuttgart on Sept. 19.
- Dortmund used the second-half introduction of Jobe Bellingham to unlock a tight game and then held firm defensively to record their third clean sheet in four league matches.
- Beier’s winner came two days after he was omitted from Jürgen Klopp’s expanded 44-man Germany squad, and coach Niko Kovac publicly praised his response as a defining moment for the player.
- Summer signing Konstantinos Karetsas returned from a September cardiovascular scare to feature off the bench and helped create chances in the move that led to the goal.
- The result moves Dortmund to 12 points from four games, puts them top of the table by two points over Bayern and Freiburg, and sends the club into the international break before a busy October schedule.