Overview
- Borussia Dortmund beat Athletic Bilbao 4-1 at Signal Iduna Park to record their first Champions League group victory.
- Two late goals sealed the win after a tense period in which Bilbao had an equalizer disallowed for offside.
- Niko Kovac said the team had “a little bit of luck,” and Julian Brandt admitted they should have closed the game earlier.
- Dortmund are second in the Bundesliga, two points behind Bayern Munich, with RB Leipzig up next on Saturday.
- Kovac reported no injuries from the European match and cited Leipzig’s lack of European fixtures as a coaching advantage for Ole Werner.