Dortmund did their homework on Sunday and took advantage of Bayern’s slip-up. Is there anything left to do in terms of the championship?
“It doesn’t always have to be a spectacle, today we did our homework and won 1-0 with a defence that has never played together like that before. That was very important,” was how Marius Wolf summed up the 1-0 win against Bielefeld on DAZN.
And coach Marco Rose also agreed with the importance of the game, also due to the many absences. “We won an important home game 1-0, which is very positive. After a not easy initial phase, we took control and also scored the goal. Then we had a phase where we have to score the second goal. Then if you haven’t scored the second goal by the 80th minute, it always becomes a final phase where anything can happen,” said the coach.
But Borussia hardly conceded anything on the night, but admittedly Arminia were also very harmless offensively. “It wasn’t an easy game, it’s always disgusting to play against Bielefeld. They fight, throw themselves in, play long balls. It wasn’t our best game, the important thing was to win it,” found Emre Can.
Can sees improvement
At the same time, the midfielder, who had to play in central defence due to the absences, saw improvements compared to the past months. “When we made mistakes, heads went down, we did that differently today. We wanted to perform as a team, no matter what, no matter if we make a mistake pass, we keep going. We did that well,” Can said.
What’s left in the championship?
The treble also means Dortmund have taken advantage of Bayern’s slip-up, as the Munich side played out a 1-1 draw at Hoffenheim on Saturday. The gap to first place is “only” seven points, if BVB wins its catch-up game in Mainz on Wednesday, it will only be four – and the direct duel is still to come. So the justified question is: What is still possible in terms of the championship? “We have to keep pushing in the Bundesliga, in the end you never know what it’s good for,” Can said, adding, “We don’t have to look at Bayern, we have to look at ourselves. We always dream, I think we should. Hope dies last. “
A challenge sounds different, but Dortmund only have the Bundesliga as a competition, while Bayern are still dancing on two highs (Bundesliga, Champions League). In addition, two important players, Erling Haaland and Giovanni Reyna, have made their comebacks. So you certainly shouldn’t write off the black and yellow just yet.
