Borussia Dortmund's season looks off to a good start. They squeaked past second-division side Greuther Furth in the first round of the DFB Pokal, and then shot straight to the top of the Bundesliga by beating RB Leipzig 4-1 in the opener.
But in football, the margins are often fine. Dortmund were only seconds away from embarrassment in Furth; it took stoppage-time goals in regular time and extra time to secure victory. And the 4-1 scoreline against Leipzig belied what was an even affair.
RB coach Ralf Rangnick went as far as describing Sunday's match at the Westfalenstadion as one of the most grotesque games he had participated in, explaining that his team was the much better side for the first half hour and at least equal afterwards.