Overview
- Maximilian Beier tapped in a 70th‑minute winner from a low cross by substitute Jobe Bellingham to give Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 victory at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday.
- The win moves Dortmund to a perfect 12 points from four games and puts them two points clear of Bayern Munich and SC Freiburg in the early table.
- Jobe Bellingham’s impact off the bench proved decisive as he created the goal, and youngster Konstantinos Karetsas returned from a recent health scare as a second-half substitute.
- Freiburg’s perfect start ended in a 2-2 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt while Bayern’s emphatic win kept them close at the top, showing sharp early-season swings in form.
- Matchday four produced wider drama with Werder Bremen coming from two down to win with a stoppage‑time goal, Hamburg earning their first points of the season, and Borussia Mönchengladbach remaining without a point after a managerial change and a 4-3 loss to Mainz.