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What a break for Borussia Dortmund!
BVB won 3-2 in the first leg of the first leg of the Champions League away from FC Sevilla (match report >>>) and briefly left the crisis in the German Bundesliga behind.
“We always want to show our true colors, but we are all just human,” Captain Marco Reus said after the final whistle of “Sky”. “Only people”? At least one of them finds this comparison difficult due to insane statistics.
Because former Salzburg forward Erling Haaland is still a “machine” in the premier class. In his thirteenth appearance in this competition, he scored 17 and 18 in the Champions League with his double, incredible. This season he is the top scorer with eight direct hits, the ball twists in his net every 52 minutes and he is the youngest player to reach these values.
In Haaland’s fashion, the 20-year-old answered the question of why this competition suits him so well. “I don’t know, to be honest. They’re great games, it’s this anthem, they’re night games, I just like it. It was a great night!”
This time it was used in a special role.
Haaland’s “special role” paid off
Because coach Edin Terzic reveals that the Norwegian superstar was used differently this time to launch targeted attacks against Sevilla’s defensive line.
“We gave Erling a special role this time. We wanted him behind the ball, he shouldn’t be actively pushing because there is a high risk if he dribbles to defense. We wanted to send him behind defense with a contact. That did a great job and he rewarded himself. The paths he made for us were great, “praised the head coach, who will return to the second division from the summer and will remain at the club as Marco Rose’s assistant coach.
“Sure, Haaland does really well,” said Reus, who also praised the two-pack shooter, who also helped the third goal. However, he wanted to emphasize the unity of the team, which was often lacking recently. “You can’t really pick anyone in the first half. We worked really well together as a team, that’s what we set out to do. It worked really well.”
Dortmund imagine the three goals in Seville. In the run-up to this match, the Andalusians did not concede in 726 minutes in a row, BVB gave the Spanish three goals in 45 minutes.
Haaland felt good because everyone was ready in their heads
Referring to the crisis, Reus said: “The best way to get out of there is when you are aggressive and start fighting. We did it and it gave us more confidence in ourselves. This also shows our playful class and quality, but generally only rewarding ourselves half or 60 minutes. “
Because everyone agreed that there was a drop in the second 45 minutes. “The 2: 3 was very bitter,” said the captain. The penalty alarm in the final phase almost turned the game upside down, also because Sevilla had switched to a five-man string. “We stayed calm after an initial deficit, we followed our plan, that was a very good performance. We couldn’t do that in the second half, we lost too many balls, we lost order, they switched to a five-man string and we had Trouble early on. . We have to react faster as a team to know what they are doing. But I am happy to have won. “
Haaland highlights the good feeling he had, especially in the first half, “because everyone was ready in the head.” That should be the case again more often in the future.
Because Revierderby is already waiting for Saturday when Schalke has beaten the bottom, and the return match against Sevilla on March 9 will be tight again. “There is still a lot of work to do,” says coach Terzic. But when Haaland calls back its CL form, little can go wrong.
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