BVB celebrated their second 1-0 win in a row on Friday evening. After the three-goal win against Hoffenheim, the Dortmunders were satisfied, although Marco Reus and coach Edin Terzic also had something to criticise.
“Especially in the first half, we played an outstanding game, created many chances and let the opponent run well,” said coach Terzic after the match on “DAZN”. Reus had a similar view: “They play good football from the back, it’s very difficult to defend. We did very, very well in the first half, we also created a lot of good situations with the ball. “
The shortcoming was clear: Dortmund, who had already missed several chances in Berlin, only led 1:0 at half-time. And after the break, Borussia could not quite match their performance before the break. “It wasn’t as good because we ran out of steam a little bit and Hoffenheim put more pressure on us. But we defended well overall, but we need to be more ruthless and make it 1-0 earlier,” said Reus, who scored the goal of the evening.
In the end, there was no punishment, as Dortmund carried the tight 1:0 over time. And thus Terzic also came to a positive conclusion. “You can see a development, a process, that you have this clarity in how you create scoring chances. That’s what makes us happy,” said the coach, who nevertheless demanded: “Now we just have to learn to put the balls over the line into the net.
Right reaction after defeat against Bremen
After the very bitter last-minute defeat against Bremen (2:3, three goals conceded but the 89th minute), Dortmund showed the right reaction and won twice in a row with 1:0. That was exactly the plan. “After the last home game we were all very shocked, so we set out to get back on the next wave. We did that in Berlin, and today it was important to go one better, especially now that the English weeks are starting, which will take a lot of energy,” says Reus, whose plan was and is: “Get on the wave and get into the flow, then everything will be a bit easier. But before that comes the hard work. “
The hard work was done against Hoffenheim and now BVB head into their Champions League opener against Copenhagen on Tuesday (6.45pm) with two wins behind them. It is still uncertain whether Jamie Bynoe-Gittens will be able to play, as the offensive man had to be substituted shortly before the break. “His shoulder was out, he couldn’t continue playing. It looked quite harmless, but it had a big impact,” Terzic reported after the game without already being able to name an exact period of absence. Unfortunately, BVB are familiar with shoulder injuries, Mo Dahoud needs shoulder surgery and will be out until November.
