Dembele sent in a superb cross from the left and the Germany global beat goalkeeper Arkadiusz Malarz.
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Raphael Guerreiro, Gonzalo Castro and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang doubled the scoreline after the break to give BVB the ideal start to this season’s elite club competition. “Two goals from set pieces is also too much as Dortmund don’t have tall players”.
“Were Dortmund so good or Legia so weak?”
Manager Thomas Tuchel told a news conference last week that he fully trusted the 17-year-old Pulisic, and has shown that faith with a place in the starting XI on Wednesday.
It was the forward’s fifth European goal for Dortmund, and his first since March 5, 2013.
Mehmedi opened the scoring for Leverkusen, despite a hint of offside, and Calhanoglu doubled the hosts lead with a superb strike. Guerreiro found the centre-back with a well-taken free-kick from the left after a foul on Dembele and Sokratis found the net with a strong header.
Barely 60 seconds later the custodian saw yellow for handling outside the box.
Guerreiro’s free-kick was kept out by Malarz, as were the rebounds from Aubameyang and Marcel Schmelzer, but the ball broke for Bartra to tap in as the home side’s goalkeeper was left wondering, once again, where his defenders were. We quickly scored goals that helped us to get more self-confidence for the remaining part of the game. Roman Burki, who had a quiet evening between the sticks, wasn’t tested until Steeven Langil’s effort in the 57th minute. Five minutes after the restart, Aubameyang had cut in from the right and played a pass across to the unmarked Dembele on the right flank.
Their talisman from a year ago Aubameyang was involved as he drifted in off the right and fed Dembele and though his shot was blocked, the impressive Guerreiro was on hand to rifle into the far corner of the net.
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The rout was completed when Aubameyang made it 6-0 three minutes from time with a smart finish following a Castro through ball.
