A pivotal week for Borussia Dortmund. Already qualified for the Champions League in a very tough Group F, the Marsupiaux will face Paris Saint-Germain this Wednesday in a Signal Iduna Park which is probably in turmoil. In the meantime, the latter faced Leipzig for the 14th day of the Bundesliga this Saturday late afternoon. A clash between two ambitious teams who have experienced some areas of turbulence since the start of the season. And the start of the match against the RBL was very complicated for the BVB. From the 15th minute of play, Edin Terzic’s men were reduced to ten following the expulsion of Mats Hummels for a tackle as the last defender on Loïs Openda. Outnumbered, Dortmund exposed themselves to the enemy’s attacks and finally gave in on a corner. Marking Mohamed Simakan, Ramy Bensebaini is surprised that the former Strasbourger does not take the ball and propels it into the back of his own net (0-1, 32nd).
General classification Bundesliga
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Team
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Pts
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J
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DIF
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G
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NOT
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D
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BP
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B.C.
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1 |
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35 |
13 |
27 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
38 |
11 |
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2 |
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32 |
13 |
30 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
44 |
14 |
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3 |
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30 |
13 |
18 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
33 |
15 |
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4 |
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29 |
14 |
19 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
34 |
15 |
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5 |
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25 |
14 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
28 |
23 |
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6 |
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23 |
14 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
28 |
24 |
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Showing appreciable strength of character, the locals then found the resources to try to equalize. Their efforts paid off and Niklas Süle allowed his team to come back to the level just before the break with a beautiful right volley (1-1, 45+6th). An effort ultimately in vain. Much more incisive after returning from the locker room, Xavi Simons’ teammates regained the advantage thanks to Christoph Baumgartner (1-2, 54th). And while Kobel multiplied his exploits to delay the deadline (73rd, 79th), the Swiss goalkeeper was unable to do anything against Yussuf Poulsen’s clear strike after a devastating hook on Nico Schlotterbeck (1-3, 90+ 1e). Niclas Füllkrug’s reduction in the gap at the end of the match (2-3, 90+3rd) will not have changed anything despite Süle’s very good attempt at the end of the match, close to scoring a double (90+4th). ). With this success, Leipzig relegates its opponent to four points and comes within three points of Bayern Munich, second.
