{"id":742,"date":"2016-09-20T01:45:53","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T05:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=742"},"modified":"2016-09-20T01:45:55","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T05:45:55","slug":"talking-points-from-bundesliga-matchday-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2016\/09\/20\/talking-points-from-bundesliga-matchday-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Points From Bundesliga Matchday Three"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Bundesliga<\/strong> had an interesting weekend of matches. Some of the top clubs regained their form; others slipped up. All-in-all it was an entertaining weekend with plenty to talk about.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dortmund Get Back On Track\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A disappointing result against <strong>Red Bull Leipzig<\/strong> last weekend left many fans unsure about what path the club was headed on in the early weeks of the season. Coming into this week, <strong>Borussia Dortmund<\/strong> were\u00a0faced with two matches in four days, which was a concern after a poor showing over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, this week turned out to be a complete success as Dortmund outscored their opponents 12-0 in the span of four days. A huge win over <strong>Legia Warsaw<\/strong> in the opening match of the <strong>Champions League<\/strong> was a complete team effort, with six different players appearing on the score sheet. On Saturday, they dismantled <strong>Darmstadt<\/strong> in front of the home fans for another 6-0 win.<\/p>\n<p>The young players of the club had a good showing on Saturday with American <strong>Christian Pulisic<\/strong> recording two assists and one goal in the win. <strong>Emre More<\/strong> and <strong>Sebastian Rode<\/strong> were also on the score sheet.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christian Pulisic scores against Darmstadt | 2016-17 Bundesliga Highlights\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gMX-qOwQbsc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It will be a tough stretch for Dortmund in the coming weeks. They will have three matches in the span of eight days, including a Champions League match against <strong>Real Madrid<\/strong>. If they can take points from all three of these matches, then it will certainly be another confidence boost.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dream Start For Red Bull Leipzig\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The newly promoted club, Red Bull Leipzig, are having a terrific start to their Bundesliga campaign. They followed up their shock win over Borussia Dortmund last weekend with a 4-0 trouncing of <strong>Hamburg SV<\/strong> on Saturday. As a result they currently sit in third place in the table and have yet to lose a league match in the opening stretch of the season.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of the younger members of the club have already impressed many with their play, one of whom is striker <strong>Timo Werner<\/strong>. The 20-year-old scored a brace in this weekend&#8217;s win, and has the potential to be one of the bright young stars of the league this season. <strong>Davie Seleke<\/strong> is another promising attacking player\u00a0who scored in the victory. These two can produce a special season up front if all goes well.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Lewandowski Keeps Rolling<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Bayern Munich striker <strong>Robert Lewandowski<\/strong> is in incredible form to start the season. Thus far he&#8217;s scored in every Bundesliga match he&#8217;s appeared in. This weekend he was on the mark again with a fantastic finish against <strong>Ingolstadt<\/strong>. In addition, he scored against <strong>FC Rostov<\/strong> in the 5-0 win in the Champions League on Tuesday. He definitely appears to be capable of breaking his own Bundesliga scoring record which he set last season.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Robert Lewandowski chips the keeper to bring Bayern level | 2016-17 Bundesliga Highlights\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zrj_M3ciNFs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Despite already scoring five goals, Lewandowski does have some company in the Bundesliga leading scorer category. <strong>Joel Pohjanpalo<\/strong> of <strong>Bayer Leverkusen<\/strong> has four goals in two appearances and has surprised many with his finishing ability. 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