It’s been flawless for Borussia Dortmund at home so far this season – even though they had a tough time against Cologne. The Black and Yellows are now chasing their own records.
During his post-match interview, Sebastian Kehl, Head of Licensed Players at BVB, almost didn’t understand the question and had to listen carefully. It was loud in the stadium. 66,709 spectators had come, not so many had been allowed into Signal-Iduna-Park for a long time. “This is a great atmosphere,” beamed Kehl.
The fact that the mood was still great after the game was due to the fact that BVB had previously won 2-0 against Cologne. “We won and didn’t concede a goal. We can play better, but people are happy,” added Kehl, whose team played to nil for the first time on matchday ten in the Bundesliga.
“We can play better, but people are satisfied. “
SEBASTIAN KEHL
However, the Dortmunders had a thick board to drill, because Cologne made a really good away game. The Rhinelanders had more shots on goal (21:8) and more possession (57 percent), but the points remained in Westphalia in the end. “Cologne played a good game. They had a good run and gave everything until the end. However, we had the clearer chances and were more effective – and then deserved to win in the end,” Kehl summed up.
BVB just gets things going in home games
This was Dortmund’s sixth win in their sixth Bundesliga home match. Marco Rose has thus achieved something that no BVB coach before him has managed at the start of a tenure. In fact, this is Borussia’s tenth consecutive home win in the German Bundesliga, with Dortmund always scoring at least two goals. Only once has the team had a longer streak of this kind: from March to November 1994, twelve home victories in a row. The hunt for this record is on. And a few more numbers: BVB’s record at the start of a season is six home wins from the first six home games, a feat last achieved in 2013/14, before that in 2003/04 and 1994/95, and just this season. With another win, this record could be extended.
The black and yellow team will also need this home strength on Wednesday, because the important Champions League match against Ajax Amsterdam is on the agenda.