During Bayern Munich’s first goal, star striker Harry Kane gave Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy a subtle ( or maybe not so subtle) nudge to clear some space and get his head on Joshua Kimmich’s corner for a goal and a 1-0 lead.

Bellingham joined Dortmund in a £30 million deal from Championship Sunderland, despite interest from a number of Premier League clubs – but his intention was always to head to Germany. Bellingham joined ahead of the Club World Cup, but in the domestic season, he has spent as much time on the bench as he has starting.

Only three more appearances in the BVB kit would follow, and in the summer Wätjen was loaned for a year to Ruhr neighbors VfL Bochum. For him, the “supposed step back to the 2nd division” is more of a step forward. Still, the German youth international confessed, looking back at his beginnings in black and yellow: “For me, it all went too fast.”

BVB did not have their first shot on goal until the 49th minute, when Felix Nmecha rose to head the ball. After the hosts had dominated the first half with 10 shots on