Borussia Dortmund were under pressure. After the defeats of Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig respectively against Stuttgart (5-0) and Eintracht Frankfurt (6-0), the Ruhr club was 12 and four points behind its predecessors. For the reception of Hoffenheim at Signal Iduna Park, Niko Kovac’s band had to work hard.
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Facing the fifth in the championship, the mission was not simple, but the Marsupials showed a pretty face. On a good serve from Yan Couto, Julian Brandt opened the scoring before the break (43rd). In the second half, it was Nico Schlotterbeck who was responsible for doubling the lead (60th). A victory (2-0) which allows Dortmund to remain in ambush on the Bundesliga podium.