Dortmund playful against Werder Bremen a Two-goal lead. The game is emblematic for the whole of Dortmund’s season.
What had not been accused of Dortmund after the defeat in the Ruhr Derby against Schalke 04 last weekend, all: a Lack of nerves, inexperience, lack of quality, error-proneness. The 1:3 defeat against the eternal rivals from Gelsenkirchen had put the shortcomings of the black and yellow ruthless open. Even Dortmund coach Lucien Favre allowed himself to be carried away to a surrender in the usually fight.
But as we know, the Bavarians were defeated by the totally unexpected in Nuremberg, Germany. Dortmund was back in the race. At the 32. Round presented Bavaria, a loose and never really endangered home win against table child Hannover 96 on Saturday afternoon and put Dortmund under pressure. In the meantime, the Bavarians were dividing up five points in the first half and had a much more difficult task away in Bremen.
Dortmund from the start, wide awake
However, Dortmund were at the beginning of the game against Bremen in no doubt of their determination. They started against Werder extremely strong and were from the kick-off of wide awake. Christian Pulisic, who was over the months, only replacement, and were rewarded early on with a really great goal after a fine individual performance.
Christian Pulisic celebrated his opening goal against Werder Bremen
Here, Bremen had put BVB in February in the last sixteen of the DFB Cup before significant problems. Despite repeated management of the BVB was shooting at the time, after a penalty to the tempo of the failed. It is a warning and Omen should be at the same time.
Werder logged off quasi
Mario Götze had conquered in their own half shortly before the end of the first half the Ball and a fine Pass to Paco Alcácer, a counter is initiated. As Bremen’s Marco Friedl know how to help herself against Pulisic, only with a Foul, struck the hour of the Spaniard. Alcácers superior individual quality made the free kick flew directly into the mesh of the Bremen goal.
Dortmund had the game firmly in their grip and went with a secure 2:0 lead at the break. Bremen was shocked, the last Chance of the North of Germany on the Europa League seemed out of reach.
Kohfeldts human Trick
In the 60’s. Minute brought Werder coach Florian Kohfeldt but veteran Claudio Pizarro and Kevin Möhwald. A follow staff’s decision. Ten minutes later, changed Möhwald of the goal, Dortmund managed to the Keeper Roman Bürki looked quite bad, as to him, the ball slipped through the legs.
Henceforth, all the playful class of the gallery, and sovereignty was blown away. Panic was widespread, collective error chains, ball losses, lost two fights. The Weser stadium woke up, whipped his team forward. Veteran Pizarro was five minutes after the connection hit not twice cross-linked with a ask for to the 2:2-compensation.
Once brought more revival to the Bremen game: Claudio Pizarro
Dortmund is crawling to the finish
“It’s hard to say, as we have done,” said disappointed Dortmund’s Julian Weigl. The championship seems to be gone. The gap to Bayern is four points. The chances of winning the title is likely to only be of a theoretical nature. In this Form, they can save themselves the BVB, only to finish and to finish the season worthy of the end. In the championship race play in this Constitution, and no longer.
The game showed the pattern to be valid the process, the BVB this season has gone through, which had been dubbed by many as the break year. Much of what worked in the first half of the season, was outstanding and not expected in this Form. In retrospect much of it seems to be then easy-to-smooth run.
In the back round more goals than in Nuremberg
In the return series, the club occupied with 28 points, only the third place of the Bundesliga table. 24 goals since the Winter of three, more as soon as Relegated to fixed 1. FC Nürnberg. Defensively, the existing game material is simply not enough for the highest claims.
BVB denies a learning process. Many of the players are young, they make mistakes, especially under pressure. In the Team there are only a few experienced players, in which the young can follow. Axel Witsel, Thomas Delaney, Mario Götze or Marco Reus. But Reus was missing against Werder locked. He is to be replaced at BVB.
Dortmund has kept the championship battle open very long and exciting – up to 32. Round. That deserves respect and is an achievement in itself.