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Borussia Dortmund have celebrated a successful start to the new Bundesliga season, mainly thanks to their highly talented youngsters. (Service: Bundesliga match schedule)
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17-year-old Giovanni Reyna (35.) and 20-year-old Erling Haaland (54./Foul penalty, 77.) shot BVB for a 3-0 victory in the main game against Borussia Mönchengladbach. (LIVETICKER to read)
The template to make it 1-0 was provided by rookie Jude Bellingham, who was just 17 years old, while Reyna took the penalty to make it 2-0 before Jadon Sancho, 20, scored the third goal for Haaland. .
Hazard got injured early at BVB
A series of darkness continued for Gladbach: it was already the twelfth consecutive competitive defeat against Dortmund! (Service: Bundesliga TABLE)
Dortmund’s only disappointment: Thorgan Hazard had to be replaced injured in the 19th minute, Felix Passlack entered the game for him.
“It was a good start, but we are still far from the maximum,” warned Mats Hummels. Heaven of too much complacency. Teammate Sancho received special praise. “If he plays the last pass, then he’s on point.”
Coach Lucien Favre praised his young savages. “They are very, very good. All teams need a mix. You cannot just play with young or experienced players,” said the Swiss. His team did some good things. But he warned: “We must not forget that Gladbach had a lot of players absent. Gladbach played well, it was difficult today.”
Favre had made only one change compared to the easy 5-0 cup success at third-division MSV Duisburg: Roman Bürki returned to goal for Marwin Hitz after his hip problems. Guest coach Marco Rose surprised with a more defensive variation. At first Patrick Herrmann, who was recently in good shape, just sat on the bench. In all, Rose only offered three nominal offensive forces in its starting XI.
Gladbach starts well – Bürki saves Hofmann
However, this measure initially paid off. The guests didn’t let the talented BVB get to their dreaded speed game and had a lot of control of a stable defense.
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The hosts’ offensive game slowly gained momentum despite Hazard’s early retirement. Haaland had the first chances (21, 22). Gladbach was still in the game, but the Lower Rhine team was only rarely dangerous in the first round. Captain Lars Stindl battled Dortmund’s triple chain, which was well organized by Mats Hummels. Bürki reacted strongly to the opportunity of Jonas Hofmann (31).
Then the young people from BVB appeared. Bellingham played Reyna in their first Bundesliga game, the American didn’t give goalkeeper Yann Sommer a chance. Sancho almost sticks his head out before the break (40º).
Haaland made it all clear with a second goal
BVB carried the momentum with them into the second round. After a duel between Reyna and Rami Bensebaini, referee Felix Brych decided on a penalty kick after watching the television pictures. After a short discussion, Sancho handed the ball to forward Haaland, the Norwegian turned confident.
Rose reacted to the two-goal deficit and brought in Marcus Thuram and Alassane Pléa, who had long been missing from the preparation. When Herrmann arrived later, Gladbach’s people grew more courageous. However, there was often a lack of precision. Haaland’s second goal after a perfectly played counterattack cleared up the last doubts about BVB’s success.
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With sports information service (SID)
