Borussia Dortmund continued their perfect start to the Bundesliga season as they overcame Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 at Signal Iduna Park this evening.
Dortmund dominated the early stages of the match and nearly took the lead when Henrikh Mkhitaryan's powerful strike was pushed wide by Bernd Leno.
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Ilkay Gundogan then had a chance less than a minute later but he scuffed his shot wide.
The hosts finally broke the deadlock in the 19th minute when Shinji Kagawa's brilliant long pass during a fast break found Jonas Hofmann, who avoided the offside trap to put it past an out-rushing Leno.
Javier Hernandez nearly levelled the scoreline a minute later when he was sent clean through on goal, but he failed to find the target.
Mkhitaryan could have doubled Dortmund's lead just after the half-hour mark but his shot went straight at Leno.
Dortmund made it 2-0 in the 58th minute when Kagawa slotted the ball past Leno from close range after some quick build-up play.
Hakan Calhanoglu had the chance to reduce the deficit shortly after but his free kick was saved by Roman Burki.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang then made it 3-0 from the penalty spot in the 74th minute after Wendell's foul on Matthias Ginter in the box.
Substitute Gonzalo Castro nearly added a fourth late on, but his effort hit the post as the hosts were forced to settle for three.
Jens Raitanen
