Felix Nmecha scored twice and F\u00e1bio Silva grabbed another as Borussia Dortmund won 3-0 at home to promoted Paderborn to continue their perfect start in the Bundesliga. Dortmund\u2019s win made it three from three in the league this campaign, their best start in 11 seasons, dating back to Thomas Tuchel\u2019s time.<\/p>\n
Starting up front alongside Serhou Guirassy for the first time this season, Silva converted a clever pass from the Guinean to give the hosts the lead after five minutes. Guirassy had two goals disallowed for offside in the first half but Dortmund were rarely troubled by the toothless visitors, who are yet to score since returning to the top flight.<\/p>\n
Nmecha came off the bench to score twice, wrapping up victory for the hosts with a stunning late bicycle kick.<\/p>\n
Dortmund captain Nico Schlotterbeck made a surprise for his first match since picking up an ankle injury at the World Cup and told Sky Germany he kept his comeback under wraps. \u201cWe just hadn\u2019t communicated that much yet because I didn\u2019t want to,\u201d Schlotterbeck said, adding \u201cI missed it terribly. It was a serious injury but I\u2019m glad to be back now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Freiburg thumped a poor Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach 5-0 at home to climb to the top. Yannik Engelhardt and Igor Matanovic netted twice each and Maximilian Eggestein added a late fifth as the hosts sent Gladbach, who finished with 10 men, to the foot of the table.<\/p>\n
Freiburg\u2019s Matthias Ginter (centre) congratulates Igor Matanovic on the opening goal against Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach. Photograph: Philipp von Ditfurth\/DPA\/AP<\/p>\n
A 2-2 home draw with Bayer Leverkusen ended Augsburg\u2019s short stint at the top. Augsburg were top after the last matchday for the first time in their history but were held by Leverkusen despite a double from Michael Gregoritsch.<\/p>\n
Eintracht Frankfurt won their first match of the campaign with a 3-1 victory at neighbouring Mainz, with Can Uzun\u2019s double either side of a Jonathan Burkardt goal. Frankfurt\u2019s goalkeeper Noah Atubolu kept his remarkable penalty-saving record alive when he stopped a first-half effort from Nadiem Amiri. Atubolu\u2019s save was his sixth in a row, extending his own Bundesliga record.<\/p>\n
West Ham loanee Niclas F\u00fcllkrug kept his excellent run of form since returning to the Bundesliga going, scoring the equaliser for Werder Bremen in a 1-1 draw at Cologne. Thijs Dallinga missed a penalty after eight minutes but teammate Linton Maina put Cologne ahead moments later.<\/p>\n