In the decisive Phase of the season, Borussia Dortmund know how to win. K. o. in the DFB-Pokal, as well as out from the Champions League and in the League, the luck is lost.
The Good – at least from the point of view of the neutral football fans is that the fight for the German championship again is really exciting. But that is only partially based on the fact that the record champion, Bayern Munich comes for a few weeks. It is mainly due to the fact that the table leaders Borussia Dortmund falters for weeks, and now the third League game in a row could not win.
The 1:1 draw away in Frankfurt on may 20. Round, most still as a point-to-earnings for the Dortmund stamped. However, after the 3:3 at home against Hoffenheim (21. Round) – as a BVB a 3:0 lead until 15 minutes before the end of the Hand – was also the most optimistic Dortmund Fan clear: Yet won this season, not a title.
The former hurrah player playing only 0:0
Because that Borussia has dropped not only in the League, but also in the other two competitions. The bitter resignation in their own stadium in the DFB Cup against Werder Bremen after a penalty shoot-out (between round 20 and 21). And then, a week later, the 0:3-swatter in the Champions League with Tottenham. In the quarter-finals is not even for all the love for BVB to think now really.
Anyone who thought that after such a shame, would be a League game against the (probably quite wrongly) table last at exactly the right time, in order to capture a experience of success, which was taught on Monday evening in Nuremberg. Because the former hurrah-football coach Lucien Favre came to the conclusion of the 22. Game tags here too, with a goalless draw.
Borussia coach Lucien Favre: “We are disappointed with the result”
“We have not played badly. We have had enough chances to make the 1-0,” said Favre at Eurosport said: “We are disappointed by the result.” BVB-Keeper Roman Bürki went one step further and noted after the game: “It is difficult at the Moment, the missing power.”
In the process, Favre had tried five days after the 0:3 for Tottenham in the Champions League and four Changes made. Mario Götze wore the captain’s armband for the still-injured Marco Reus. What is meant is the Absence of Reus for BVB, it was Favre asked before the game on Eurosport. It’s a Dodge followed the end of the answer, according to the Motto: we are Talking about players who are fit and not that it’s not.
A Reus you can’t replace
However, Favre will know that Reus is not easy to replace. And the Nuremberg game has shown: Without the captain and Leader, works Borussia Dortmund more uncertain and is far from his top form. And so it is only a matter of time until the fight for the championship – at least from the point of view of the neutral football fans – but boring again. Namely, when the Bavarians in five, six Games the table again – perhaps even with five, six points in front of Borussia Dortmund.