Borussia Dortmund Tops the Bundesliga Temporarily with a Goal Against Werder Bremen
Berlin, October 20 - Borussia Dortmund clinched the top spot in the Bundesliga temporarily with a solitary goal against Werder Bremen in the eighth round of German football league matches played today, Friday.
Dortmund owes its victory to Julian Brandt, who scored the game's only goal in the 67th minute. With this win, Dortmund has amassed 20 points, surpassing Bayer Leverkusen by a single point, Stuttgart by two points, and Bayern Munich, currently in fourth place, by three points. Meanwhile, Werder Bremen remains in fourteenth place with only 6 points.
Dortmund's win continues their undefeated streak since April, with four consecutive victories and eight unbeaten matches in the current season.
The weekend's action will see six more matches, with Union Berlin facing Stuttgart, Hoffenheim taking on Eintracht Frankfurt, Wolfsburg against Bayer Leverkusen, Freiburg against Bochum, and Darmstadt playing Leipzig, while Bayern Munich will be the guests of Mainz.