41,000 fans are in the stadium – and right in the middle of it Erling Haaland (21)!
Because of a thigh injury, Dortmund’s miracle striker sits outside for the third time in a row. And as in the difficult 1-0 win against Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday, BVB had to tremble a lot without him. Last weekend there was even a 0: 1 in Gladbach without the Norwegian.
With the 2-1 win against Augsburg, Dortmund beat Bayern and jumped to second place in the table. The 8th home win in a row! With a win, Leverkusen can overtake them again today.
Victory goalscorer Julian Brandt (25) sums up the BVB dilemma: “We lacked calm and serenity at the front. What annoys me personally is that we didn’t score the third goal. Then we don’t have the stress until the 90th minute. “
Calm and serenity – these are exactly the attributes Haaland brings with it. BVB is currently clearly missing his goals, his physicality on the offensive. Also its precision!
Reus slams the ball against the crossbar (57th), Hazard only hits the post in front of the goal (66th). One more time, Reus pounds the leather over the gate. Three scenes where you have the feeling that things like that would put Haaland in …
Brandt: “I think we were noticed about the game against Sporting Lisbon. In the end it was a show of strength. “
The 1-0 already in the 10th minute! After Gouweleeuw’s kick on Malen, there are 911s. Guerreiro pushes the penalty kick flat and sooooo cool.
Curious: Brandt is playing with torn pants, a black scrap of fabric is hanging down. Happened in a duel.
In the 35th minute, the balance somehow came out of nowhere! Maier is not attacked. His shot from 22 meters hits the crossbar. The rebound flies to goalkeeper Kobel’s back and lands from there at Zeqiri, who pushes in from seven meters.
BVB coach Rose: “Augsburg demanded everything from us, it was always uncomfortable to defend. The equalization then pulled our legs a bit away. “
But then Brandt comes! He accepts a Reus pass with a contact and pulls directly from 16 meters with the left. Inside! 2: 1!
Augsburg cheers almost in return. Zeqiri hits the goal – but before that, Akanji also hits the face in a duel. Yellow card instead of 2: 2.
Brandt praises the fans: “They whipped us forward!”
Due to the new Corona rules, half of all standing and all seats have been allowed to be occupied since October 1st. That would be 67,000. The decision came too short-term to reach this number. But at least it’s enough for 41,000. For the last time, BVB had a full hut on February 29, 2020 (81,000) – 581 days ago.
BVB controls the game, but does not perform well. It’s good that it’s now international break. In that time Haaland can get fit again …