Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund 3 Hamburg 1

Borussia Dortmund made a successful start to their Bundesliga title defence with a 3-1 win over Hamburg on Friday.

A brace from Kevin Grosskreutz set up a comfortable first-up win for Jurgen Klopp’s team at Signal Iduna Park.

The three-time Germany international put the hosts ahead after 17 minutes when he finished from a Mario Goetze pass.

Goetze went from provider to scorer when he doubled their advantage 12 minutes later, slotting home after playing a delightful wall pass with Polish striker Robert Lewandowski.

The hosts sealed the points early in the second half as Grosskreutz put them 3-0 up when he side-footed in from close range.

Hamburg midfielder Robert Tesche struck a consolation goal for the visitors 11 minutes from time, firing home after Dortmund failed to clear their lines from a corner.