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Borussia Dortmund will become the big winner of matchday 15 of the German Bundesliga!
Not only because of the clear 3: 1 success in the top match at RB Leipzig (match report >>>), but also because he was able to take advantage of the mistakes of league leader Bayern Munich and third-party Bayer Leverkusen and return to the track with the top of the table.
In particular, a certain Norwegian seems to have chosen a favorite opponent of the Saxons: Erling Haaland. As in the first duel with the “Red Bulls”, which took place last June (Dortmund win 2-0), the star forward doubled and was again responsible for the victory.
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“It is extremely fast”
The former Salzburg player was barely in the first half, only made five ball contacts and no shots on goal. In general, the first part of the game was not a pleasure: both teams showed many inaccuracies in the preparation game, only a shot on goal from Dortmund was the result.
But BVB coach Edin Terzic seems to have found the right words at halftime, as confirmed by Emre Can, who replaced the injured Axel Witsel: “The first half was not so kind of us. But what we changed in the second part That we played more intensely up front, that really helped us. “
The key to success? “Then we often played the ball vertically forward, that was important. And of course everyone knows we have Erling Haaland there, he’s extremely fast! We did a great job in the second half,” Can said.
Captain Marco Reus, who was able to show himself again after a long time with two assists, hits the same line: “We know Erling’s strengths, especially in deep play. He can also take the balls out wonderfully, but also let them clap. and start the race in depth. It just gives us an incredible amount of variation that is very important to our game. “
Reus continues with his hymn of praise: “He has been injured in recent weeks, of course he still lacks a bit of rhythm. Of course, he helps more when he scores goals and that he did today. I think if we can do it even better to find, then you can use your body even better. “
“It feels like 110 bad passes in the first half.”
Thanks to the return of the Norwegian, Dortmund are now flourishing again and were undefeated in the first two games of the new year. One of the reasons could well be a system change from neo-coach Terzic.
“Now we are playing with a completely different system. He (Terzic’s note) shows us exactly how we should start, how we should play with the ball. He did a great job today and found the right words at the halftime break.” Can says.
The coach himself is not very satisfied with the performance, and calmly criticizes the first part of his team: “We hardly allowed scoring chances in the first half, but today, if I counted well, we made 112 bad passes. It felt 110 in the first half. half “.
But the second half was much better: “Thank God we were able to correct that, we rewarded ourselves with three good goals for a strong half and we even had a chance for more.”
However, from Dortmund’s point of view, there was also disappointment, as midfield strategist Axel Witsel had to leave the field injured. When asked about the injury, Terzic says: “We don’t have a diagnosis yet, but the fact is that he felt the Achilles tendon. We hope to have information about it soon and that it is not a serious injury.
“The disappointment is great!”
Leipzig, on the other hand, are finally empty-handed, even though they were the leading team in the first section.
When asked how the game was given away so easily, forward Yussuf Poulsen said: “That’s a good question, we also ask ourselves. We had good feelings in the first half and we really have to keep it up in the first half. second half, but we didn’t do that. “
“The game became very intense and we knew that BVB is extremely dangerous, especially against the game, and they showed it again today. We have to do two or three things better,” Poulsen said visibly disappointed.
Above all, the missed opportunity to lead the table weighs heavily: “Of course the disappointment is great! We just wanted more, we played great football in recent months. We showed it in the first half and we really thought there was more there. was. “
In the end, however, a deserved 1: 3 loss is still on the books. After the fifth game in a row against BVB without a win, they still don’t want to label Borussia as fearful opponents.
“I wouldn’t play it at all. We’re talking about the first half, where we were clearly the best team. Even the opponents say, ‘Oh, what happened in the first half?’ – We actually play them against the wall, but if we don’t create chances, we can still have the most possession, ”emphasized the Danish forward.
Both teams have a tough program ahead
However, the focus should be on the coming weeks, both on BVB and Leipzig. Both teams have an intense program ahead of them now and will have to face tough opponents.
While the “black and yellow” have a rather grateful task with Mainz next weekend, Leipzig has to go to Wolfsburg. Games against Union Berlin and Mainz will follow in an English week. Dortmund have to play away in Leverkusen and Gladbach.
Therefore, RB Leipzig coach Nagelsmann calls for more focused performances in the upcoming matches: “We haven’t lost much now, except that Dortmund has closed the gap for us. But now we face two important matches against competitors, that of international positions, so we have to deliver more again!
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German Bundesliga: Dortmund win top game at RB Leipzig
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