BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Niclas Fuellkrug scored on his return to Borussia Dortmund on Friday as Werder Bremen scored twice late on to snatch a dramatic 2-2 result against the Bundesliga leaders.

On his first visit to Dortmund since leaving the club for West Ham in 2024, Fuellkrug headed a stoppage time equaliser in a game with all four goals in the last 10 minutes.

“I was really looking forward to this game.

Dortmund is a great club and I had an amazing time here, even if I couldn’t quite stop myself from celebrating today,” Fuellkrug told Sky.

“An 8:30 pm kick-off here in Dortmund, and suddenly the Champions League version of me comes out,” he added with a chuckle.

Dortmund has now dropped their first points of the season, after winning their first four games.

The draw handed Bayern Munich the chance to take top spot if they win away at Augsburg on Saturday.

“It’s obviously disappointing.

I’ve been in the business long enough to know that the game is never over until the referee blows his whistle,” said Dortmund Coach Niko Kovac.

Niko Kovac, Borussia Dortmund head coach

Dortmund laboured in the first half against a miserly Bremen defence, with only a handful of chances at either end.

Marcel Sabitzer grazed the post with a direct free kick while Ludovit Reis missed a good chance for Bremen on the counter-attack.

Maximilian Beier forced a good save from Bremen keeper Karl Hein just before the break, in a moment that set the tone for a sprightlier second half.

Dortmund came out swinging after half-timebut were kept at bay by a string of brilliant saves from Hein.

Fuellkrug had a brief chance after latching on to a long ball at the other end, but Dortmund continued to dominate.

Arsenal loanee Ethan Nwaneri found the net for Dortmund with a superb overhead kick on the hour, but was denied his first Bundesliga goal by a foul in the build-up.

Werder Bremen’s Niclas Fuellkrug (left) and Borussia Dortmund’s Waldemar Anton jump to head the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match in Dortmund, western Germany, on Friday. (Photos: AFP)

Daniel Svensson broke the Bremen resistance on 80 minutes, poking the ball in from close range on the counter-attack.

Schlotterbeck headed in from a corner five minutes later, but Dortmund were stunned in a roller coaster final few minutes.

Reis smashed in a fizzing low shot from long range to give Bremen hope on 88 minutes, before Fuellkrug headed in from a free kick in stoppage time.

FRIDAY’S RESULT

Dortmund 2, Bremen 2

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Augsburg vs Bayern Munich

Hoffenheim vs Hamburg

Mainz vs Leverkusen

Paderborn vs Stuttgart

Union Berlin vs Elversberg

Leipzig vs Frankfurt

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Koln vs Monchengladbach

Freiburg vs Schalke