A game like an overall condition: good, but not good enough to be able to seriously challenge super-Bavaria.
The 1: 1 (1: 1) of Borussia Dortmund against RB Leipzig on Saturday reflects a lot of the current performance ratios. “We played a good game, a decent thing. But not very good. That is not enough against Leipzig,” said BVB captain Nico Schlotterbeck tortured.
Good, but not very good. This generally applies to Dortmund after the start of the season. The team of coach Niko Kovac is much better than a year ago among predecessors Nuri Sahin. At that time the BVB had already lost two games. He has currently been undefeated since the season across the season. After six season games, the Dortmunders only conceded four goals. It was eleven a year ago.
“We are constant. Don’t allow much, have good processes, good automatisms. We can be satisfied with the start,” said Kovac, whose team in the league no longer lost after switching the defensive system to a triple chain in the spring. “I take the positive with me. We are still unbeaten. We only got a goal and played four times to zero,” said Schlotterbeck, who sees the chance to get something with the recessed Dortmunders this season.
The endurance test now follows: at the Super Bavaria
The ultimate indicator is now imminent. After the international break, the Westphalia have to compete with the record champion and confident league leaders from Munich. “Of course we want to get three points,” said Schlotterbeck bravely.
FC Bayern seems to be in another league again. Six victories from six games with more than four goals per game – the pursuers from Dortmund and Leipzig only dream of such a flawless record, which are already four (BVB) and five (RB) points behind. The Leipzigers made painful acquaintance with the greed of Bavaria on the first match day when they were swept off 0: 6.
Leipzig is satisfied with the status quo
And yet the Saxons are also satisfied with the start five games later. “We now have the first break and 13 points, so everything fits so far. Everything doesn’t work yet, but we really agree,” said Leipzig’s sports director Marcel Schäfer.
Statements like this also met the game of both teams who met at eye level. “It was a game that rightly ran out. A wear on the entire season,” said Kovac.
Nevertheless, he was satisfied, although Bayern was already pulling away with their 3: 0 shortly thereafter at Eintracht Frankfurt due to the division of points. “We are entitled to always win our home games, but we are satisfied. If you can’t win, you shouldn’t lose,” said the BVB coach. This alone reflected the somewhat different self -image than that of Bayern, in which only victories count.
BVB comments on allegations of abuse against ex-employees
Borussia Dortmund has commented on a report that there is said to have been alleged sexual abuse against an ex-employee in the club of the Bundesliga club. “Since the former employee fully denied the accusation and the former player did not file a criminal complaint, the long -term facts ultimately did not get confirmed,” says a BVB statement.
The “Bild am Sonntag” had reported about it without the accused’s name. A victim lawyer is said to have registered with Borussia in 2010. The allegations should be more than 20 years ago.
Club: allegations taken very seriously
“It is true that such a accusation was initially brought to Borussia Dortmund in 2010. The subject of the vague allegation was attempts to approximate, which a former employee of the association is said to have made in the 1990s to a young player at the time,” said Borussia.
The club had taken the accusation very seriously and tried intensively for clarification by the responsible association board. In 2023, the Dortmunders were informed about another accusation against the same former employee.
BVB refers to the protective concept
“Although this further, alleged facts were left for many decades and was attributable to the private life area of the former employee, the association immediately ended the existing minor employment relationship with the employee and ensured that he left the club,” said Borussia. The accused denies the allegations to this day.
The Dortmund refer to the BVB protection concept for the prevention of sexual violence. This was developed in 2019 and has external and anonymous reporting points.
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