With Reus's goal in the 10th minute, Borussia Dortmund won 1-0 over Bayer Leverkusen in the early morning of the 7th, ushering in the opening of the new Bundesliga season. Under the watchful eye of 81,365 fans at home

With Reus's goal in the 10th minute, Borussia Dortmund won 1-0 over Bayer Leverkusen in the early morning of the 7th, ushering in the opening of the new Bundesliga season. Under the gaze of 81,365 fans at home, the Hornets also set a new Bundesliga record: becoming the first team in bundesliga history to achieve a league start for eight consecutive seasons.

Coincidentally, the last time Borussia Dortmund lost the first game of the season was a 0-2 home defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in 2014-2015, and in the first match of the eight consecutive seasons, Dortmund were 4-0 Borussia Moncheng (home), 2-1 Mainz (home), 3-0 Wolfsburg (away), 4-1 Leipzig (home), 5-1 Augsburg (home), 3-0 Borussia Moncheng (home), 5-2 Frankfurt (home) and 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen.