Dortmund go top as Alcacer brace seals stunning fight-back

Berlin, Germany: New signing Paco Alcacer came off the bench to score two late goals and seal Borussia Dortmund's stunning 4-2 win as they fought back from two goals down at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday to knock Bayern Munich from top spot in the Bundesliga.

Alcacer, on loan from Barcelona until June, came on after 63 minutes with his team 2-0 down, but tucked away goals on 85 and 94 minutes to cap the fight back after Dortmund had drawn level.

"It was very emotional at the end. It's nice to go top, it's a good start to the season," said relieved Dortmund head coach Lucien Favre,

After Bayern crashed to a shock 2-0 defeat at Hertha Berlin on Friday, Dortmund left it late to top the table in dramatic style.

Hosts Leverkusen went ahead after just nine minutes when midfielder Mitchell Weiser hit the net with a spectacular shot from outside the area, then burly defender Jonathan Tah doubled the lead just before the break.

"It was clear we had to show a response," Dortmund captain Marco Reus said after his side drew level with two goals in four minutes.

Danish midfielder Jacob Bruun Larsen, 20, drilled home the first on 64 minutes.

England junior international Jadon Sancho came off the bench and a minute later provided the final pass for Reus to smash home a second on 68 minutes.

Dortmund went ahead for the first time on 85 minutes when Alcacer lunged to guide a cross by defender Achraf Hakimi, on loan from Real Madrid, into the Leverkusen net.

Alcacer completed the Roy of the Rovers-style finish on 94 minutes, tapping into an empty net after Dortmund counter-attacked from their own box with Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky well out of his own penalty area.

Dortmund are the only unbeaten team in Germany's top flight after Werder Bremen earlier blew their chance to overtake Bayern by losing 2-1 at Stuttgart.