Borussia Dortmund's perfect Bundesliga start came to an abrupt halt on Friday night, and the manner of it will sting. Leading 2:0 with ten minutes remaining at Signal Iduna Park, the club conceded twice in the closing stages to draw 2:2 with Werder Bremen, as match reports confirmed. Niclas Füllkrug, the former Dortmund striker, scored a stoppage-time equaliser to complete the comeback. The result leaves BVB top of the Bundesliga on 13 points after five games, two ahead of Bayern Munich, who also dropped points in a 2:2 draw at Augsburg on the same weekend.

The dropped points arrive at a difficult moment for Niko Kovac's squad. Several players returned from the international break carrying knocks, with Nico Schlotterbeck nursing an ankle problem and Julian Ryerson dealing with rib issues, as Kovac confirmed ahead of the Werder game. Ryerson's recurring injury problems have already prompted the club to plan for a new right-back in the January window, according to reports from the Ruhr Nachrichten.

Off the pitch, captain Emre Can faces a longer road back than expected. The midfielder required a second operation to address a persistent adductor problem, with Bild reporting that a full return to training is unlikely before the winter break, as confirmed by sporting director Ole Book. Dortmund next face Bodoe/Glimt away in the Champions League on 14 October, a competition where they will need their squad depth tested by injury and fixture congestion.