Beier strike sends Dortmund top at Stuttgart

Maximilian Beier turned in a Jobe Bellingham cross to hand Dortmund a 1-0 win at Stuttgart and top spot.

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What happened. Maximilian Beier converted a Jobe Bellingham cross to give Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 win at VfB Stuttgart. The result moved Dortmund top of the Bundesliga table ahead of the international break.

• Freiburg dropped points earlier, opening the door for Dortmund to go top.
• Stuttgart had already lost two of three this season before the defeat.
• Deniz Undav returned to Stuttgart's XI; Felix Nmecha started for Dortmund.

Dortmund head into the international break top of the table, while Stuttgart's early-season wobble continues.

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