Bundesliga: Erling Haaland is Borussia Dortmund’s hat-trick hero
By DW
21 January 2020 |
7:00 am
Borussia Dortmund restarted their Bundesliga campaign, and showed both their best and worst sides. Newly-signed Norwegian talent Erling Haaland stole the show, reminding Europe that sometimes the hype is real.
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