Dortmund crush Paderborn 3-0 as Freiburg top after Gladbach rout

Borussia Dortmund kept rolling in the Bundesliga with a dominant 3-0 home win over newly promoted SC Paderborn 07, extending a run of three wins from three and delivering their best start in 11 seasons, as The Guardian reports.

Dortmund stay on top

Dortmund struck early: Fábio Silva scored in the fifth minute after converting a clever pass from Serhou Guirassy. Guirassy also had two first-half goals ruled out for offside, while Paderborn offered very little threat through a match where they were still yet to score since returning to the top flight.

Felix Nmecha then came off the bench to seal the win, scoring two including a stunning late bicycle-kick finish. Captain Nico Schlotterbeck also returned for the first time since suffering an ankle injury at the World Cup. Speaking to Sky Germany, Schlotterbeck said: “We just hadn’t communicated that much yet because I didn’t want to,” adding “I missed it terribly. It was a serious injury but I’m glad to be back now”.

Freiburg take the summit

Elsewhere, SC Freiburg climbed to the top by hammering Borussia Mönchengladbach 5-0 at home. The Guardian notes that Yannik Engelhardt and Igor Matanovic each scored twice, with Maximilian Eggestein adding a late fifth. Gladbach finished with 10 men.

With other results leaving the standings reshuffling, Dortmund’s momentum remains clear—but the race for first place is already open.