BERLIN (AP) – Erling Haaland’s sensational start only papered over the cracks at Borussia Dortmund.
The 19-year-old Haaland scored a hat trick in his debut in only 23 minutes. He racked up seven goals in his first three games. But the tall Norwegian striker was held scoreless for the first time on Saturday as Dortmund slumped to a 4-3 loss, hurting the club's Bundesliga title bid.
It wasn’t Haaland’s fault - the team’s problems are at the other end of the field.
Dortmund was leading 3-2 at Bayer Leverkusen but conceded two goals in 81 seconds, only days after it was knocked out of the German Cup in a 3-2 loss at struggling Werder Bremen.