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“It has been a successful night for me. We were sovereign back and we kept zero, which is the most important thing,” said Roman Bürki satisfied after the final whistle at Signal Iduna Park DAZN.
Not only the Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper could be satisfied with the evening, because thanks to the goal machine Erling Haaland and the artistic shooter Jadon Sancho, BVB has a match in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Coach Lucien Favre’s team defeated Belgian champion Club Brugge 3-0 (2-0). (LIVETICKER to read)
In the next home game against Lazio Roma, the blacks and yellows only need one point to reach the knockout phase early. (Service: The Champions League tables)
Sancho “just happy”
“We brought in good characters who constantly recover on the pitch and don’t back down,” said Bürki: “And Erling is an outstanding player at the front who makes things easy. Nobody talks about mentality anymore. Now we want him. Group win.” . (The individual BVB review)
Haaland (18th, 60th) with his 15th and 16th Champions League goals in the twelfth game and Sancho (45th) with a remarkable free kick scored in Dortmund’s fifth consecutive home win at the highest European level. Therefore, the Bundesliga runner-up is on the right track in all competitions. (Service: Champions League schedule and results)
“I’m happy to be playing. I have coaches and teammates who believe in me,” Sancho enthused. DAZN: “The past has been hard for me. The point now is how do I get back. Performances like this help you rebuild to get back to the top where you were before. “
Favre spins a lot
Favre implemented the advertised rotation consistently and changed his starting eleven to five positions in contrast to the convincing performance in Hertha BSC (5: 2). Among other things, Sancho and Thorgan Hazard moved into the starting lineup of Captain Marco Reus and Julian Brandt. Storm talent Youssoufa Moukoko sat on the bench, a new record debut did not materialize.
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The changes did not change the flow of the game in Dortmund. Passionate, determined, creative – the hosts dominated from the start. Haaland missed the first opportunity to take the lead (second). The Norwegian did better 16 minutes later after a good pass from Sancho cleared in front of goalkeeper Simon Mignolet. It was BVB’s 200th goal in the premier class.
Dortmund had a lot of control then, even if the guests didn’t hide and try to find funny solutions. Bruges was rarely dangerous. A long-range shot from Ruud Vormer (23rd) missed.
The German runner-up pushed for the second goal. Manuel Akanji (32nd), Giovanni Reyna (41st) and Thomas Delaney (43rd) initially gave good opportunities. Seconds before the halftime whistle, Sancho launched a free kick from about 20 meters to the corner.
Haaland can relax
Following the change, BVB sought the decision. Sancho improved enormously he hit the ball in a good position but did not hit it correctly (48 °), Haaland moved clearly (50 °). Favre’s team continued to blend smoothly, but played too difficult in some situations.
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Defensively, the four at the back chosen by Favre this time with defense chief Mats Hummels had everything under control. As with the 3-0 loss in the first leg, Brugge were generally too harmless despite some good approaches. However, BVB was lucky when Vormer went over a sharp flank (58th).
In light of the reassuring two-goal lead and insane dating run until Christmas, the hosts took it easy in some phases, but Haaland still hadn’t had enough. The 20-year-old took advantage of a mistake in the Bruges defense for the third goal of the night. Vormer had involuntarily put the ball to him.
Then, Favre made the first changes to save valuable energy for the following tasks; Haaland was also allowed to relax.
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With sports information service (SID)
