Staff Reporter.
Borussia Dortmund beat Hoffenheim in a thriller – with all three of their goalscorers born in England.
The England midfielder Jude Bellingham, from Stourbridge, set up Sunderland-born Giovanni Reyna for the opener.
After Christoph Baumgartner equalised, 18-year-old Bellingham hammered in from the edge of the box.
Munas Dabbur scored in the 90th minute for Hoffenheim – but then Erling Braut Haaland, from Leeds, blasted in an injury-time winner.
Haaland plays for Norway and Reyna is a USA international, with both born in England while their fathers played in the Premier League. Claudio Reyna had two years at Sunderland, while Alf-Inge Haaland played for Nottingham Forest and Leeds – and both had spells at Manchester City.
Reyna’s goal for Dortmund came on the day he became the youngest player to feature in 50 Bundesliga games.
Dortmund held on until the referee blew the final whistle in the 98th minute to go top the table on six points, ahead of Wolfsburg on goal difference having played one more game.
Meanwhile Robert Lewandoski continued his imperious form with a superb hat trick as they cruised past Hertha Berlin with a 5-0 win at the Allianz Arena.
The victory means Bayern go second in the Bundesliga behind Bayer Leverkusen on goal difference, while Hertha sit bottom of the table having lost all their three games so far.