Borussia Dortmund Haberleri

BVB made a perfect start to the match, with Gökdeniz Gürpüz rounding off a lovely move to open the scoring on the five-minute mark. “The lads completely implemented the plan at the beginning but then made too many incorrect decisions,” bemoaned Gorges. Tyler Meiser did manage to make it 2-1 after the scores had been levelled at 1-1, but Borussia lost the control that they had boasted in the opening minutes.

There were no slip-ups from BVB’s challengers either. 1. FC Cologne, who are still to face relegated Hilden, beat Leverkusen 2-1 in the derby and Schalke 04, who will visit Borussia Mönchengladbach on the final matchday, ran out 3-0 winners against RW Oberhausen. “We now have a normal week of preparation and want to take the final step in Leverkusen,” explained coach Mike Tullberg.

On Friday evening before the home game against Leipzig, the proceeds of “Dortmund sings Christmas carols” from last year were distributed between four social organisations and handed over by the Foundation’s board members Thomas Treß and Carsten Cramer at the side of the pitch. This time, a total of €100,000 will be distributed equally to four different non-profit project partners from Dortmund: 

Goalkeeper ten Holte kept goal in the opening 30 minutes of that match, while Sprengers came on at the break and played the full second half. The left-winger also found the net on several occasions in the process. The 2019 world champions will next be in action on Saturday when they take on Norway, before then facing Denmark on Sunday. 

Their record on this day of the week is also remarkable. The 2-1 win against the Saxony side was Borussia Dortmund’s 116th triumph on a Friday. There have also been 66 draws. Only 63 home or away fixtures on a Friday evening have culminated in a loss. With the three-point rule applied to all matches, that equates to an average of 1.69 points per game. The average in the 1,644 matches on other days of the week stands at 1.61 points.

Boris Rupert reporting

Marco Reus: “To be honest, I didn’t really like the manner of this 10th win in a row. In the second half, we didn’t manage to keep possession of the ball and get into the opposition half in order to find solutions there. That was significantly better in the first half; we then found the gaps on several occasions, which we no longer managed at all after the break. Leipzig then played really well, really applied pressure and moved very well in the half-spaces. It was then very difficult for us to switch the play because the energy levels then played a role at some point. But we’re very, very happy that we picked up the 10th victory in a row. But like last week, we really struggled and were hanging on until the end. In the end, I would of course prefer to win rather than play well and lose. That’s very clear. Our main wish was to take back top spot in the table, apply further pressure and increase the gap to Leipzig. We managed that. Anyone who knows me knows that I would never provoke a penalty. He caught me and at that speed the minor contact was enough.”

Club record equalled: Borussia Dortmund celebrated their eighth Bundesliga win in a row, equalling the club record in the process.

Edin Terzic (at the press conference): “It was an absolute top match. It was a really good footballing performance from us in the first half. Things no longer worked so well in the second half. Leipzig were very dominant then. Nonetheless, we had a huge chance to make it 3-0. We defended passionately; the crowd was extraordinarily good. We played against a team that has similar ambitions to us. The aim was to increase the gap to seven points. We managed that. I’m proud of my team.”

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