Despite a shaking win against Heidenheim
Nico Schlotterbeck sends a challenge to FC Bayern
02/01/2026 – 9:58 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
Borussia Dortmund has reduced the gap to league leaders FC Bayern to six points. Nico Schlotterbeck talks about the championship.
“As BVB you have to have the ambition to tell the fans that we want to become champions,” said the defensive player after the win at DAZN. The gap to the league leaders is now only six points – three fewer than after the winter break.
Bayern recently made a mistake twice. On Saturday, the German record champions couldn’t get past a 2-2 draw at Hamburger SV; the team previously suffered their first Bundesliga defeat of the season with a 2-1 defeat against FC Augsburg.
“We won today with a bit of luck, but I don’t give a damn,” emphasized Schlotterbeck after the victory over bottom team Heidenheim. “That’s football, now it’s six points. Maybe they’ll start to think about it.”
The national player is already looking ahead to the coming weekend. While Bayern face the in-form TSG Hoffenheim, BVB plays against struggling VfL Wolfsburg. “Of course we have to keep scoring. We’ll try to be there,” explained Schlotterbeck.
On February 28th there will be a direct meeting between the two title rivals in Dortmund – a duel that has become even more explosive following recent developments.
