Dortmund makes a jump in the table
BVB wins turbulent game – DFB player sees red card
Updated 12/22/2024 – 7:28 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
BVB has not yet been able to win a single away win in the current Bundesliga season. But that should change on Sunday.
The spell is broken: BVB clinched their first away win of the Bundesliga season in the seventh attempt. In Wolfsburg, coach Nuri Şahin’s team won 3-1, playing outnumbered for around half an hour. Referee Matthias Jöllenbeck showed national player Pascal Groß the red card (62nd minute).
BVB’s goals all came in the first half, all within five minutes. Donyell Malen (25th) opened the scoring, Maximilian Beier (28th) and Julian Brandt (30th) followed up. Denis Vavro was successful for the “Wolves” in the second round (58th).
The victory also has positive consequences for BVB in the table. Dortmund spent Christmas in sixth place, passing Stuttgart and Freiburg.
In Wolfsburg, Donyell Malen and the recently injured Julian Brandt, both new to the starting line-up, were immediately the focus. After Malen’s strong dribble down the wing, the Dutchman found the advanced Brandt in the center, who chased the ball over the goal from close range, slightly surprised. There were only 77 seconds played. A clear improvement for Dortmund compared to the weak 1-1 draw against TSG Hoffenheim from the previous weekend was evident early on.
BVB repeatedly found the gaps in the VfL defense, but showed deficiencies in exploiting opportunities at the beginning. First, Brandt (15th) shot over the goal again after an assist from Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy, before Jamie Gittens cleared Guirassy (18th) just three minutes later, but the striker missed miserably. Things only got better after Ramy Bensebaini’s corner, when he shot in unchallenged by Wolfsburg.
Led by the brilliant Malen and Brandt, who repeatedly caused problems for Wolfsburg, BVB pushed the hosts into their own half – and scored wonderful goals. First, after a rebound, Brandt sent Beier, who had taken off, deep, and he made the ice-cold attack alone in front of the goal, then the youngster took revenge by setting up for Brandt in a picture-perfect attack. This time the 28-year-old scored from the backcourt into the bottom left corner.
After the break, VfL coach Ralph Hasenhüttl brought in fresh forces – and substitute Lukas Nmecha (49th) immediately missed a great chance. In a one-on-one, the attacker was denied by BVB goalkeeper Gregor Kobel. Dortmund now gave the stronger opponent too much space, Mohamed Amoura (53′) aimed just over the crossbar.
When Vavro headed in a corner from Maximilian Arnold, new hope grew at VfL. This increased when Groß was sent off after a foul on Amoura on the edge of the penalty area, the national player was the last man. With ten players, BVB had their hands full keeping the wolves under control.