"What grade would you give your goal?", asked BVBtotal! reporter Philipp Oppel BVB youngster Christian Pulisic after the game in Wolfsburg. "Marc's goal was a straight A. So I would, 'unfortunately', only give my goal a B grade", answered the 18 year old, laughing. Pulisic shone in the first Bundesliga game of the new season, not only as a goalscorer, but also in providing an assist, heavily involved as he was in the deserved 3-0 win.

Borussia Dortmund were in every respect the superior team away at VfL Wolfsburg for the first game of the season, creating two thirds of the gameplay and shooting on goal 13 times (Wolfsburg seven). The Black and Yellows played very concentratedly, with a pass completion rate of 86%, while the men from Lower Saxony only got the ball to their man 65% of the time.

For the first time since 29. January 2017, Mario Götze was on the pitch playing in a competitive fixture for Borussia Dortmund, here against Wolfsburg. Götze went about his business well, contributing decisively for the first goal, and was heavily involved in the second. "We had a great game", he said satisfied after the match in an interview with BVBtotal!. He maintained though that it was "only the first, small step".

Peter Bosz and Nuri Sahin voiced their opinions on the game to sky after the win in Wolfsburg. The goalscorers Marc Bartra and Christian Pulisic also gave brief statements. "We had 75% of the possession, that alone speaks volumes", said Sahin. The opposition captain's commentary regarding Mario Götze was also of note. The initial reactions.