Erling Braut Haaland failed to find the net on his first league start for Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund missed the chance to go joint-top of the Bundesliga as Bayer Leverkusen scored two late goals to steal an unlikely victory at BayArena.
In an entertaining first half, Kevin Volland scored twice while Mats Hummels and Emre Can each netted.
Raphael Guerreiro gave Dortmund the lead on 64 minutes only for the hosts to fight back in the closing stages.
Substitute Leon Bailey and Lars Bender scored in successive minutes to seal all three points for Leverkusen.
The victory for Peter Bosz's side means they rise to fifth while Dortmund remain third - three points behind leaders Bayern Munich, who face second-placed RB Leipzig on Sunday.
The game set off at a frenetic pace and Erling Braut Haaland, who was making his first Bundesliga start for Dortmund, had already narrowly missed two chances when his side fell behind to Volland's first of the game - a cool finish after being sent clear by Nadiem Amiri.
But Dortmund struck back almost immediately when Hummels headed home Jadon Sancho's superb corner - the England forward's 14th Bundesliga assist of the campaign.
Lucien Favre's side then took the lead through Can's fantastic, curling effort - his first Bundesliga goal since May 2014 - only for Volland to net his second of the game to restore parity shortly before half-time.
With his side chasing a win which would have put them level on points with reigning champions Bayern, Sancho then saw a goal ruled out by the video assistant referee for a foul in the build-up.
But Dortmund were not to be denied for long, as Guerreiro finished off a lightning counter-attack, slotting past Lukas Hradecky, after Kai Havertz had struck the post at the other end.
The away side then took control of the match after their third goal, consolidating possession and limiting their hosts to few chances, only for the game to burst into an explosive finale.
Leverkusen's Jamaican forward Bailey had the ball in the net with his first touch after coming on in the 71st minute, only for it to be called offside by the on-field officials, but he soon drew his side level, calmly stroking home in the 81st minute after Hummels' brilliant tackle fell to him in the box.
And just seconds later Leverkusen had their winner, as Bender rose highest to head Daley Sinkgraven's cross past Roman Burki into the far corner to seal a memorable three points for his side.
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Line-ups
B Leverkusen
1Hrádecky
4Tah
5Bender
12Tapsoba
38BellarabiSubstituted forWeiserat 45'minutes
11AmiriSubstituted forDragovicat 89'minutes
8BenderBooked at 35mins
22Sinkgraven
29Havertz
19DiabySubstituted forBaileyat 71'minutes
31VollandBooked at 66mins
Substitutes
6Dragovic
9Bailey
13Alario
18Wendell
23Weiser
28Özcan
30Stanilewicz
32Azhil
36Lomb
B Dortmund
1Bürki
16AkanjiSubstituted forT Hazardat 86'minutes
15Hummels
2Zagadou
13GuerreiroBooked at 39mins
28Witsel
27CanSubstituted forGötzeat 87'minutes
5Hakimi
19BrandtSubstituted forReynaat 45'minutes
7Sancho
17Haaland
Substitutes
8Dahoud
10Götze
14Schulz
18Balerdi
23T Hazard
26Piszczek
29Schmelzer
32Reyna
35Hitz
Referee:
Markus Schmidt
Attendance:
30,210
Match Stats
Home TeamB LeverkusenAway TeamB Dortmund
Possession
Home52%
Away48%
Shots
Home8
Away12
Shots on Target
Home5
Away6
Corners
Home3
Away7
Fouls
Home9
Away11
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Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Borussia Dortmund 3.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6'
Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Borussia Dortmund 3.
Posted at 90'+3'
Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+3'
Foul by Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund).
Posted at 90'+2'
Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 90'+2'
Foul by Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund).
Posted at 90'
Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Mats Hummels tries a through ball, but Axel Witsel is caught offside.
Posted at 90'
Attempt missed. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thorgan Hazard with a cross following a corner.
SubstitutionPosted at 89'
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleksandar Dragovic replaces Nadiem Amiri.
Posted at 89'
Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
SubstitutionPosted at 87'
Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mario Götze replaces Emre Can.
SubstitutionPosted at 86'
Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Thorgan Hazard replaces Manuel Akanji.
Posted at 85'
Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 84'
Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
Goal!Posted at 82'
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, Borussia Dortmund 3. Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daley Sinkgraven with a cross.
Goal!Posted at 81'
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, Borussia Dortmund 3. Leon Bailey (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Posted at 79'
Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 79'
Foul by Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund).
Posted at 73'
Foul by Sven Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Posted at 73'
Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 72'
Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri tries a through ball, but Kevin Volland is caught offside.
Posted at 71'
Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Mitchell Weiser tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
SubstitutionPosted at 71'
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Leon Bailey replaces Moussa Diaby.
Posted at 70'
Foul by Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Posted at 70'
Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 69'
Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 68'
Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Dan-Axel Zagadou.
BookingPosted at 66'
Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
Posted at 66'
Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 66'
Foul by Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund).
Goal!Posted at 64'
Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Borussia Dortmund 3. Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
Posted at 64'
Foul by Kevin Volland (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
Posted at 64'
Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 64'
Kai Havertz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kevin Volland.
Posted at 58'
Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Axel Witsel tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
Posted at 58'
Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
Posted at 58'
Attempt saved. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
Posted at 57'
Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
Posted at 57'
Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
Posted at 57'
Attempt blocked. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
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