Leverkusen stun Dortmund 2-0 as Schalke lose again


Bayer Leverkusen's players celebrate victory against Borussia Dortmund after the German first division Bundesliga soccer match in Dortmund August 23, 2014. Leverkusen won the match 2-0. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

BERLIN (Reuters) - Last season's runners-up Borussia Dortmund suffered a shock 2-0 home defeat to Bayer Leverkusen at the start of their Bundesliga season on Saturday after the league's fastest ever goal and another deep in stoppage time.

Winger Karim Bellarabi took nine seconds to score the opener for the visitors with Dortmund below par despite the return of Marco Reus after an injury that saw him miss the World Cup.

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