Bayer Leverkusen has started the year with a big boost to its hopes of defending the Bundesliga title after beating a depleted Borussia Dortmund 3-2.

Patrik Schick scored a brace in a furious start as champions Bayer Leverkusen returned out of the Bundesliga winter break with a 3-2 victory at heavily depleted Borussia Dortmund on Friday to mount the pressure on leaders Bayern Munich.

Bayer Leverkusen bolstered its Bundesliga title defense with a 3-2 victory over Borussia Dortmund. Despite Dortmund's significant player absences, Leverkusen excelled with early goals and strategic plays,

Bayer Leverkusen secures a 3-2 victory over Borussia Dortmund, handing them their first home defeat of the season.

And as the two-month-old in front of you wails, the jerk next to you hogs your armrest, and the guy behind you is coughing up his lungs, you think to yourself, "Oh my god, how am I supposed to survive another two hours of this?

Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund delivered a great game as the Bundesliga returned with a bang after the winter break with the visitors beating an injury-hit Dortmund 3-2.The Bundesliga was