# European football: Nwaneri forces late own goal to cap dramatic Dortmund comeback

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/european-football-nwaneri-forces-late-own-goal-to-cap-dramatic-dortmund-comeback/
- Published: 2026-09-05T16:45:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-05T17:16:23+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/05/european-football-ethan-nwaneri-dortmund-hoffenheim-athletic-bilbao-atletico-madrid-inter-napoli
- Topics: Business, Europe, Football, Markets, Sport, World

## Key points

- Nwaneri's deflected shot completes Dortmund's 3-2 comeback at Hoffenheim
- Athletic Bilbao thump Atlético Madrid 3-0 in La Liga
- Fiorentina lose again, sit bottom of Serie A after 9-1 aggregate defeats

## Summary

Arsenal loanee Ethan Nwaneri had a dramatic impact on his early Borussia Dortmund career, forcing a deflected late own goal to seal a 3-2 comeback win at Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga. Dortmund trailed 2-0 after an hour before scoring three times in the final half-hour, with Nwaneri's deflected shot four minutes from time proving decisive; elsewhere, promoted side Elversberg beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-3 to make it two wins from two, and Bayer Leverkusen thrashed Union Berlin 4-0.

In Spain, Athletic Bilbao thrashed Atlético Madrid 3-0 at San Mamés with goals from Nico Williams, Robert Navarro and Oihan Sancet, securing back-to-back wins for coach Edin Terzic after an opening two-match losing run, while Real Madrid lost 1-0 at Real Betis ahead of Barcelona's trip to Valencia. In Italy, Ché Adams struck late as Torino came from behind to beat Fiorentina 2-1, leaving the two-time champions bottom of Serie A having lost their opening three games by an aggregate of 9-1 and been booed off by their own supporters; Inter were due to host Napoli later in a clash of last season's top two.

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