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18:05
On the other side Kobel is in the air! Kamiński targets the far corner with a good shot from the inside left of the penalty area, the BVB goalkeeper has to dive properly – great parade!
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18:04
After losing the ball in the opponent’s sixteen, Dortmund immediately goes into counter-pressing and thus has the next opportunity. Brandt puts it back on Malen from the deep right, who shoots over the goal from about ten meters. There was more in it!
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18:02
Bellingham gets something from Nmecha at the VfL corner kick in the hustle and bustle. Offensive foul, for Bellingham it goes on quickly.
30
18:01
So far, it’s been a very hard-nosed and cool performance by the home side.
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17:58
Tooor for Borussia Dortmund, 2-0 through Sébastien Haller
BVB increases early to 2-0! Mats Hummels, who conquered the ball against the wind in the opposing half, played a large part in the goal. Adeyemi makes his way to the left and leaves Bornauw at high speed. He passes the ball flat into the centre, where Haller only has to push in at full speed and from a short distance – right through Casteels and van de Ven, who are desperately sliding in.
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17:57
Kamiński sends Svanberg to the baseline on the left, and Kobel grabs the Swede’s cross from the air.
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17:57
The wolves put the last line far forward with a half-field free kick, three to four Dortmunders start too early and are sometimes offside by a meter.
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17:54
The fast-paced game takes a short break, the black and yellow let the ball run in their own ranks.
22
17:53
Ryerson tries it from about 20 meters, the lax and unplaced shot easily takes VfL keeper Casteels.
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17:52
The next Great opportunity follows immediately – now on the side of Westphalia! Adeyemi finds the perfect timing for the through ball on Malen. He only has Casteels in front of him, decides to push the ball over to Bellingham. The pass is too inaccurate, the great opportunity wasted.
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17:51
Kobel thwarts a Wolfsburg double chance with a brilliant act! A high chip ball puts the advanced BVB defensive checkmate, Wimmer starts in a suspicious offside position. He runs alone to Kobel, who spreads himself and thwarts the first chance. Kamiński comes to the margin, but puts it well over the bar.
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17:49
Bellingham makes a strong impact on the right, but gives the flank a little too much momentum and height.
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17:47
BVB is very efficient with that – a quality that has been lost in Bochum and could be of great relevance in the last few games.
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17:44
Tooor for Borussia Dortmund, 1:0 by Karim Adeyemi
Adeyemi with a head, Dortmund celebrates! The situation is initiated by a nice lateral shift by Emre Can. Ryerson makes a few meters on the left flank, then brings the ball inside. The deflected ball flies in a high trajectory towards the penalty spot. Adeyemi proves his jumping ability there, spirals up in a duel with Guilavogui and heads the ball in a high trajectory into the left corner.
12.
17:43
Malen looks for Haller with a cross from the right, but brings the ball in too sharply. The striker doesn’t have that much speed.
11.
17:42
Haller leans on a corner, offensive foul. The final precision is still missing in the last third.
9.
17:40
Baku sends Wimmer, who starts offside. The situation initially continues, which is why Hummels picks up a scene’s applause with a strong tackle despite the whistle that follows shortly afterwards.
8th.
17:39
…and with this stationary ball there is the first real chance. Bellingham heads the ball from the far post but hits the ball a little too low with his forehead, sending the ball flying over the box.
7.
17:38
This time Brandt takes the corner kick long, the ball bounces off Wind’s shin at the second post and goes out of the goal. The same game again from the other side…
6.
17:37
Süle runs off Wimmer quite casually. Overall, it’s a rather quiet start in Dortmund, there haven’t been too many actions in the penalty area yet.
4.
17:35
Now the first counterattack chance for the host: Adeyemi’s pass to Brandt is very optimistic. The former Leverkusen player keeps the ball in play and pulls out a corner kick, after which he crosses the ball into nothing himself.
3.
17:33
Wolf loses the ball on his right side, Wimmer cannot use it in a quick counterattack. When he stumbles, Süle blocks the way.
1.
17:31
Dortmund, dressed in black and yellow, toast, VfL Wolfsburg plays in green jerseys.
1.
17:30
game start
17:29
The referee of the game is Marco Fritz, who should be known to the people of Dortmund. He has already whistled the Revierderby and the top game between Bayern and Dortmund. Pascal Müller sits in the Cologne basement.
17:24
At VfL Wolfsburg, Lacroix paid off the 3-0 home win against Mainz with a shoulder injury and will miss the rest of the season. Micky van de Ven returns to the starting lineup after the perennial favorite missed Bundesliga minutes for the first time this season due to a yellow card suspension at Mainz.
17:18
Regarding the line-ups: Edin Terzic can fall back on a full squad, and defenders Schlotterbeck and Guerreiro, who have been questioned for a long time, are also there. However, both of them still do not use a starting eleven. Since Guerreiro was still in the first eleven at the small Revierderby in Bochum, there is a change, with Wolf playing instead of the Portuguese. Ryerson will therefore probably take over the left part in the back four.
17:14
A long streak broke in the first leg: After 14 unbeaten duels against VfL (13 BVB wins, one draw), Dortmund had to accept another defeat in Wolfsburg (0:2) – for the first time since May 2015. At that time, the ball game club was still there a certain Jürgen Klopp on the bench. The unbeaten streak still exists at Dortmund home games, it has already lasted nine games.
17:07
Strong away vs. strong at home: Together with Werder, Wolfsburg is the only team in the league to have scored more points away from home than at home (24:22). BVB, on the other hand, feels extremely comfortable in front of their home crowd. Borussia got a strong 37 of 42 possible points (only 2:3 against Bremen and 2:2 against Bayern not won). The Signal-Iduna-Park fortress gives hope for the final sprint in the title fight: Dortmund has played at home three times in the last four games.
16:59
VfL Wolfsburg is not the only guest team that should be confident after two clear victories (5-1 in Bochum and 3-0 against Mainz). There is also a guest team that could score big points in today’s fight for Europe. Because the whole competition has failed without exception: Leverkusen (1: 2 against Cologne) and Mainz (2: 3 against Schalke) already lost on Friday evening, for Frankfurt it was the next league defeat at TSG Hoffenheim (1: 3) . The wolves want to emerge as the big matchday winners in the battle for Europe and could move past Leverkusen in sixth place.
4:50 p.m
BVB trainer Edin Terzic emphasized that after losing the lead in the table due to the 1-1 draw in Bochum and the subsequent referee discussions, it was important to him to “quickly put a stop to it.” Video analysis was deliberately avoided on Saturday and eyes should quickly be directed back to the front: “We can make sure that we don’t have to be annoyed about this game.”
16:44
And the Westphalians could arrive with a better form curve. After winning all of the first ten competitive games of the calendar year, there have only been three wins in the last nine games – but these nine games also include the Champions League loss at Chelsea (second leg 0-2) and the defeat in the quarter-finals of the cup in Leipzig ( 0:2).
16:37
Bayern presented in the top game yesterday, now BVB is challenged. In Bremen, the Munich team struggled for a long time, but ultimately won 2-1. As expected, the record champions have extended their lead in the table to four points, so Dortmund is under a lot of pressure.
16:29
Have a good day and a warm welcome to the only Bundesliga game on Sunday! At 5:30 p.m. at the end of the day, Borussia Dortmund welcomes VfL Wolfsburg at Signal-Iduna-Park and wants to follow suit in the championship race.