After the eight-goal spectacle at Juventus Turin and the equalization at the last second, Borussia Dortmund is in need of explanation. Nico Kovac looks surprisingly satisfied.
Borussia Dortmund has experienced a memorable Champions League night in Turin. At 4: 4 (0-0), BVB gave the win that was already believed to be safe in the last two and a half minutes.
Kovac is fundamentally satisfied
The mood was mixed after the spectacular 96 minutes. If you looked into the faces of players and staff, the draw in Turin seemed to be a defeat. With a double strike in the last two minutes, Juventus had prevented the Dortmund dream start into the new season in the premier class.
“The bitter knowledge” after a game is that Dortmund “had a little naive”, analyzed sports director Kehl. At the subsequent press conference, BVB coach Nico Kovac made anything but a disappointed impression and did not mean praising his team for the appearance at the “old lady”.
“I am really extremely satisfied with the performance. Because what the boys did over 94 minutes was already great and I would like to praise them and congratulate them.”
Turin thankfully accepts invitation
After the 94 minutes the game was not over and two very crucial minutes followed. Instead of no longer leaving the opponent on the ball or hunting the ball out of the dangerous zone, BVB Juventus invited Juventus to the last minute in front of their own fans at the last minute. And with slight ball loss and too casual occurrence.
First, Ramy Bensebaini, who had previously argued with Serhou Guirassy for the execution of the penalty to 4: 2 for BVB. He gave the ball here, the subsequent flank balanced Dusan Vlahovic (90.+4) into the goal. But at this point the BVB was still at the forefront, which was not enough: Lloyd Kelly (90.+6) hit the BVB into the mark-and a great champions League kick-off curamed to a moderate.
Kobel: “Play a bit dirty too”
“Clarified”, “devoted”, a “a bit clever”, a “a bit dirty”, goalkeeper Gregor Kobel struggled: “It is about that you are simply aware of the danger of what can happen because they have quality, it can be done quickly,” said the BVB goalkeeper in clear words.
Kovac: “I won’t let that take that”
“We know that we have to keep the ball out for ourselves that we have to hold the ball on the opposing corner flag,” said Kovac, who still did not want to reproach his team: “But that happens. But I saw a lot of good things. I take them, we take them with us,” he said and added: “And I don’t let it take it either.”
Four goals in a good half an hour
In the second half of a completely crazy game, in which all eight goals were scored after half -time, BVB initially convinced with determination and consistency in the game. The goals by Karim Adeyemi (52nd), Felix Nmecha (65th) and Yan Couto (74.) were ahead of beautiful moves.
But the truth also includes: against the first real top opponent this season, the defensive from Borussia Dortmund was more than just to its limits. For the second time within a few weeks, BVB played a safe lead. Already at the Bundesliga start of St. Pauli, two late goals had led to the loss of points (3: 3 after 3: 1).
“Errors are punished, even more at the level. We need to know that,” said Kobel. If the BVB reaches the co-phase of the Champions League, this warning applies even more. “It’s just something you have to learn,” said the Swiss: “I hope this game was a nice way to take it to heart for the future.”
Our sources:
- Game Juventus Turin – Borussia Dortmund
- Press conference after the game with Nico Kovac
- News agencies SID and dpa
