Borussia Dortmund 2-2 FK Bodo/Glimt

Minnows Bodo/Glimt gave  Dortmund a real scare at Westfalenstadion, coming from behind twice to earn a draw. Dortmund started strongly, but Kasper Hogh twice threatened to silence the home crowd, first denied one-on-one by Gregor Kobel before the keeper tipped his next effort onto the post.

The hosts eventually broke through when Fabio Silva released Julian Brandt, who lifted his finish over Nikita Haikin. Yet Glimt levelled before the break as Patrick Berg’s short-corner cross found Haitam Aleesami, who nodded through Kobel’s legs.

In the second stanza, Haikin parried Maximilian Beier’s header straight to Brandt to make it 2-1, and the goalkeeper later denied Aaron Anselmino as Dortmund pushed for a killer third.

Those saves proved vital, as Hakon Evjen teed up Jens Petter Hauge to slot home, before Kobel prevented Daniel Svensson from scoring an own goal late on.

Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck was annoyed with his teammates after the result.

“When you come on in the 60th minute, I expect 30 minutes of full throttle,” he said after the final whistle.

“After their second goal, we didn’t have any more chances to score.  We played incredibly sloppy in the last quarter of an hour. That’s not good enough in a home game.”

Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Newcastle United

Alejandro Grimaldo struck an 88th-minute equaliser as Leverkusen halted Newcastle’s comeback at the BayArena.

Leverkusen started brightly and went ahead when Robert Andrich’s back-post header deflected off Bruno Guimaraes and wrong-footed stopper Aaron Ramsdale.

The hosts continued to threaten, while Newcastle rode their luck before regrouping after the break. A lifeline arrived when Mark Flekken fouled Nick Woltemade, allowing Anthony Gordon to bury the resulting penalty. Gordon then hit the post before delivering a superb cross for Lewis Miley to head Newcastle into a 74th-minute lead.

However, missed chances proved costly, and Leverkusen salvaged a point when Aleix Garcia and Ibrahim Maza combined to set up Grimaldo for a composed late finish.

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe heaped praise on his charges for their second-half performance.

“I thought the players deserve a lot of credit for that response, because you come here and you’re 1-0 down, the crowd’s in the game,” he said.

“Maybe slightly fortunate in that moment where Malik [Thiaw] almost gives the penalty away.

“That was a big moment for us, that gave us the stability maybe we needed. The second half was a lot better. I thought we were more aggressive in both phases, both on our press and in possession.”