Haaland scores twice on return to send Dortmund top of the Bundesliga
Hindustan TimesBorussia Dortmund top striker Erling Haaland scored twice on his return from injury with a second-half penalty to help his team beat Mainz 05 3-1 on Saturday to go top of the Bundesliga table. Haaland scores twice on return to send Dortmund top of the Bundesliga The Norwegian forward, who had been out since late September, scored in the 54th minute with a spot-kick following a lengthy VAR review over a hand ball and then again deep in second-half stoppage time. In a tense first half Dortmund had three quarters of possession but had to wait almost the entire half for another chance in stoppage time when a Jude Bellingham effort was cleared off the line. Mainz struck with Jonathan Burkardt in the 87th from a mistake by Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel to set up a nervous finale before Haaland completed a quick break to secure Dortmund's ninth consecutive home league win.