23
20:56
Now it becomes negligent! A diagonal ball from Mangala levers out the BVB chain and finds Marmoush at the level of the right post. He goes alone to Kobel and lifts the ball over the Dortmund keeper – but also over the goal. He has to go in!
22
20:55
Overall, the game is very fast-paced and entertaining. Both teams play purposefully and quickly forward after winning the ball.
20
20:53
There was more in it! VfB is becoming more agile, putting more pressure on the ball in midfield. Tiago Tomás escaped Dortmund’s offside trap and suddenly found space on the right in the penalty area, but his cross was far too imprecise and found no takers.
18
20:50
In return, Stuttgart also came into the box with speed for the first time, but Kobel fished away a low cross from the left before it became dangerous.
17
20:49
Almost the 0:2! The guests’ next liquid attack runs over the right. Brandt lays flat inside at the level of the five and finds Reus, who wants to execute with a hoe. Mavropanos intervened at the last moment and gave Müller the chance to prevent the impact with a good reflex.
15
20:48
The leadership of Borussia is not undeserved. After a cautious start and Reyna’s injury, the black and yellow quickly shifted up a gear and were rewarded for their commitment.
12
20:44
Tooor for Borussia Dortmund, 0:1 by Julian Brandt
The guests take the lead! Dortmund conquers the leather in midfield and Bellingham immediately sends Haaland down. The Norwegian has a lot of space, approaches the goal from the left and puts it across in front of keeper Müller so that Brandt only has to push in. First offside is decided, but the VAR reveals that neither Haaland nor Brandt were too far forward when the ball was passed.
10
20:42
BVB is now more active and is increasing the pressure. Reus goes through to the baseline on the left and gets the next corner kick. This time Hummels headed in the middle, but didn’t get the ball on goal.
8th
20:41
Dortmund’s back four is very high in this initial phase and doesn’t want to give Stuttgart any space. The guests also conquer one or the other ball and Hazard chases a first cross into the box, which brings in a corner kick. Guerreiro then pulls from behind, but aims just wide of the left. The thing even grazed the outer post!
6
20:38
Now it’s swapping. Brandt replaces Reyna, tactically nothing changes at BVB.
6
20:38
Substitution at Borussia Dortmund: Julian Brandt
6
20:38
Substitution at Borussia Dortmund: Gio Reyna
4
20:37
While Julian Brandt is getting ready for an assignment outside, VfB pushes a little more energetically for the first time, but ultimately remains without a conclusion.
2
20:35
Is that bitter! During the first sprint, Dortmund’s Gio Reyna grabs his back thigh and waves it away with a pained face. The American shows that things can’t go on and BVB has to make an early change.
20:29
In the pouring rain, the two teams have just stepped onto the lawn of the Mercedes-Benz Arena. As usual, VfB will play in white and red, Borussia in black and yellow.
20:20
The referee of the game is Harm Osmers, who is supported on the sidelines by Robert Kempter and Philipp Hüwe. Guido Winkmann is responsible for the video evidence.
20:08
After the gossip against Leipzig, the guests from the Ruhrpott are in need of a reappraisal. After all chances of winning the title internationally and in the DFB Cup had long been gone, after the most recent defeat the championship was finally over with nine points behind Bayern. Now it’s all about convincing again on the pitch. “I think we can basically deliver, but we have to do it. Not just 20 minutes, but regularly. We have to bring ourselves to a new level,” demanded Marco Rose, who has respect for VfB. “Stuttgart have a lot of power going forward, a team that you have to bend tomorrow,” said the 45-year-old.
19:56
For a long time it looked really bleak for VfB in the relegation battle, but in the last few weeks the Swabians have reported back with strong results. Stuttgart has been undefeated since the end of February, recording two wins and two draws. In the most recent 1-1 draw in Bielefeld, however, the Matarazzo squad missed a few chances of a threesome. “We want to continue on the path we have taken in the past few weeks. That is what motivates us,” said the VfB head coach ahead of the game against the top team from Dortmund and made it clear: “We want to put on a good fight.”
19:42
On the staff: VfB coach Pellegrino Matarazzo has to make changes compared to last week, as Waldemar Anton is missing due to a yellow card suspension and Sasa Kalajdzic is out due to a corona infection. But Borna Sosa is back and takes over the left part in the back four, and Orel Mangala also joins the team. There are also two changes at BVB: Gio Reyna and Mahmoud Dahoud start today for Axel Witsel and Marius Wolf (both from the bank).
19:30
The conditions could hardly be more different before this game. After four games without defeat, the home side have said goodbye to the direct relegation zone, but are still only one point ahead of the relegation zone. BVB, on the other hand, could only take one point from the last two games, but can still more or less seal their renewed participation in the Champions League with an away win today.
Hello and welcome to the Bundesliga game on Friday! VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund open the 29th matchday from 8:30 p.m. in the Mercedes-Benz Arena!