European football: Leverkusen still unbeaten as Stanisic foils Dortmund

Bayer Leverkusen’s Josip Stanisic scored a 97th-minute goal for the German champions to rescue a 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund and prevent Xabi Alonso’s side from suffering their first loss of the season.

Niclas Füllkrug gave Dortmund the lead in the 81st minute with a volley inside the left post, after Marcel Sabitzer teed him up with a lovely cushioned pass before the ball went in off the goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky’s gloves.

But Stanisic levelled for Leverkusen in the seventh minute of stoppage time, heading home a Florian Wirtz corner to extend the newly crowned champions’ unbeaten run in all competitions to 45 games.

Leverkusen, who last weekend secured their first Bundesliga title with a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen, are on 80 points from 30 games. Dortmund are fifth with 57 points, two points behind fourth-placed Leipzig.

Bremen ended Stuttgart’s 11-game unbeaten streak in the Bundesliga after Marvin Ducksch scored a memorable brace to seal a 2-1 win, sending the hosts eight points clear of the relegation playoff spot.

Jamie Leweling tripped Felix Agu in the box, resulting in a penalty which Ducksch converted into the bottom right corner in the 28th minute. He scored again in the 49th minute with a left-footed finish off Romano Schmid’s cross from the right.

Stuttgart dominated possession and Deniz Undav, who hit the woodwork in the first half, scored from close range from Chris Führich’s cross in the 71st minute, but it was not enough to prevent the visitors’ first loss in the league since January.