Serhou Guirassy fired Borussia Dortmund into the second round of the German Cup with a 1-0 win at nearby Rot-Weiss Essen on Monday. Couto was carried off on a stretcher with his hands over his face. Dortmund was already without injured defenders Niklas Süle,

ESSEN, Germany -Borussia Dortmund needed a superb finish by forward Serhou Guirassy in the 79th minute to break the resistance of third-division club Rot-Weiss Essen and earn a nervous 1-0 victory in the German Cup on Monday.

A 79th-minute goal from Serhou Guirassy took Borussia Dortmund to a 1-0 win at neighbours Essen in the first round of the German Cup on Monday. Klopp would go on to win two Bundesliga titles and one German Cup as Dortmund coach,