On the gums – BVB will fight for victory with a skeletal force against Sturm Graz

Last weekend BVB surprisingly beat RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga. A few days later, Dortmund moved up to the top class.

A clear victory was announced in front of the home crowd against him Storm Graz (so far one point in the Champions League). That was for Borussia Dortmund No – but with the last real group they fought for it BVB at least 1-0 narrow and the next three main class points. Substitute Donyell Malen scored the golden goal in the 85th minute.

With nine points, the Westphalians have their sights firmly set on reaching the final after four of eight games in the preliminary round and are the best German team in the series. Champions League. Dortmund remained unbeaten in their 13th Champions League home game in a row. BVB have to play again on Saturday FSV Mainz 05 before some players have the right to cure their “aches and pains” (Sahin) during the international break.

With the same tactics with only six (Felix Nmecha) and the same personnel as on Saturday against Leipzig, Dortmund pressed and had 13:2 shots on goal before the half-time whistle. The best opportunity was lost Beier Maximilian shortly before the end of the first half after a 50-meter run. Otar Kiteishvili cleared his shot just in front of the line.

“Today would be a good day to leave a couple of guys out,” Sahin said before the game. “But we’ve got to do it now to get the international break.” Of course, it was obvious to some players that they were carrying injuries, but against Leipzig, Donyell Malen was the only experienced player on the bench, who only had five players out from the reserve team. 3rd league.Sahin missed a total of nine professionals this time.

Despite the many failures, Dortmund was clearly better in the second half and only played for one goal. In the end, the Westphalians were too complicated. As the game progressed, the fatigue of the players on the field became apparent. Sprints were no longer completed and many passes became worse. Only Malen, who replaced Marcel Sabitzer in the 67th minute, rewarded Dortmund for their confident performance with his goal.