Haaland shines as Dortmund thump Schalke on Bundesliga return

Dortmund's Norwegian forward Erling Braut Haaland celebrates after scoring the opening goal during their German first division Bundesliga match against Schalke 04 on May 16, 2020 in Dortmund, western Germany as the season resumed following a two-month absence due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. PHOTO | MARTIN MEISSNER |

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  • Haaland, 19, claimed the first goal in Germany's top flight for two months before Raphael Guerreiro added goals either side of a Thorgan Hazard strike as Borussia Dortmund trounced Schalke 4-0.

BERLIN

Norwegian goal-machine Erling Braut Haaland stole the limelight on Saturday scoring the first goal as the Bundesliga became the first major European football league to return from the coronavirus lockdown.

Haaland, 19, claimed the first goal in Germany's top flight for two months before Raphael Guerreiro added goals either side of a Thorgan Hazard strike as Borussia Dortmund trounced Schalke 4-0.