Major disappointment for the Black & Yellows. Nevertheless, here are five facts on the match away to VfB: about Donyell Malen, Gio Reyna, Sebastien Haller, Soumaila Coulibaly and Gregor Kobel.

Super sub: Giovanni Reyna scored his fourth goal from the bench this season. That’s a league high – as are the 13 goals scored by BVB subs overall.

Top form: Donyell Malen scored for the fourth Bundesliga game in a row and has now amassed seven scorer points since Matchday 25.

First away goal: Sebastien Haller scored his fourth goal of the season and his first on the road.

Bundesliga debut: Soumaila Coulibaly made his first Bundesliga appearance.

Double landmark: Gregor Kobel was making his 100th Bundesliga appearance and his 50th for BVB. He made 33 Bundesliga appearances for VfB Stuttgart in 2020/21.