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Dortmund was by no means a serious title contender in the Bundesliga at the turn of the year. The gap with leader Bayern Munich was nine points. And Borussia’s style of play was also not very convincing.
Three months later, the yellow-black world looks very different. Dortmund convinces with fast attacking football. And behind the BVB with the Swiss, Gregor Kobel has a life insurance between the posts.
Dortmund is gas, Leipzig is coming along
Just before the bang against RB Leipzig on Friday evening, Kobel had to give up. Muscle problems force the national goalkeeper to an injury break. The 31-year-old German Alex Meyer takes over from him.
Borussia then mercilessly resorts to attack. Every minute, the attacks roll at the guests’ goal at high speed. And because the Leipzigers also want to keep up this pace, the duel between the Bayern pursuers in the sold-out Signal Iduna Park turns into an open exchange of blows.
BVB can finally present: Captain Marco Reus converted a penalty kick in the 21st minute into 1-0, six minutes before the break Emre Can increased the 2-0 with a deflected shot.
Dortmund is the leader overnight
Dortmund is mainly limited to result management after the party change. That goes well until the 74th minute, when Emil Forsberg can send the ball over the line to score the goal.
The final phase thus degenerates into a hot dance for Dortmund. But that also fits with the new performance of coach Edin Terzic’s team this year: Borussia can now also win tight games. In the end, the home team wins 2-1. BVB’s last serious defeat was on November 11 (2:4 in the Bundesliga against Gladbach).
The reward after the duel with Leipzig is the at least temporary lead on the table before Union Berlin (against Cologne at 3.30 pm) and Bayern (against Stuttgart at 6.30 pm) can pick up the thread again. Brave new world from Dortmund.
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Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
