Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Juventus and Dortmund Win as Elversberg Stun Leverkusen
Juventus won their game against Parma by scoring twice.
Both Juventus goals came from players who started on the bench.
Borussia Dortmund also won 2-0 against Hamburg.
Elversberg, a newly promoted team, surprised Bayer Leverkusen by winning 3-2.
Elversberg scored three times before Leverkusen tried to come back.
Dortmund had a player sent off but still kept their lead.
Other teams, including Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig, also won their matches.
These games were part of the early rounds of the Italian and German football seasons.
Juventus defeated Parma 2-0 at home, with substitutes Nico Gonzalez and Teun Koopmeiners scoring.
Borussia Dortmund beat Hamburg 2-0 in their Bundesliga season opener through Serhou Guirassy and Giannis Konstantelias.
Promoted Elversberg upset Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 after taking an early 3-0 lead.
RB Leipzig, Cologne and Bayern Munich also won, while several other Bundesliga matches ended in draws.
Juventus and AC Milan were level on six points with 10 teams still to play in Serie A's second match week.
- Who
- Juventus, Parma, Borussia Dortmund, Hamburg, Elversberg, Bayer Leverkusen and other Serie A and Bundesliga clubs.
- What
- Juventus and Borussia Dortmund won, while Elversberg recorded a historic 3-2 upset over Bayer Leverkusen.
- When
- The matches took place from Friday through Sunday during the leagues' opening match weeks.
- Where
- Matches were played in Italy and Germany, including Allianz Stadium in Turin and Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde in Spiesen-Elversberg.
- Why
- The games opened or continued the new Serie A and Bundesliga campaigns.
- Juventus result
- Juventus 2-0 Parma
- Juventus scorers
- Nico Gonzalez and Teun Koopmeiners
- Dortmund result
- Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Hamburg
- Dortmund scorers
- Serhou Guirassy and Giannis Konstantelias
- Upset result
- Elversberg 3-2 Bayer Leverkusen
- Serie A standings
- AC Milan and Juventus were on six points, with 10 teams still to play in the second match week.
- Other Bundesliga result
- Bayern Munich opened their league season with a 5-1 win over Stuttgart.