Borussia Dortmund – SC Freiburg 3:0 (2:0)
With a win against Freiburg, Dortmund continued its current upward trend. The 3-0 was the fourth win from five games. Borussia thus drew level with third-placed VfB Stuttgart in the table on points (both 40 points) and consolidated their own fourth place. Freiburg remains in seventh place for the time being.
After the recovery of several players, Dortmund went into the game with a significantly different lineup than last week and thus found their way into the game better. Donyell Malen was able to take the early lead after just 16 minutes. Freiburg then appeared more aggressive, but was unable to create a real scoring opportunity. BVB goalkeeper Gregor Kobel was only required for a header from attacker Michael Gregoritsch (21′).
The game had to be interrupted for the first time in the 36th minute. Several Dortmund fans threw tennis balls onto the field and referee Harm Osmers paused for ten minutes. As the game continued, Dortmund found their way back into the game more quickly, a quick counterattack and a pass from Niclas Füllkrug to Malen made it 2-0 (45th + 7th).
Füllkrug: Have “found the right feet”
Dortmund continued to dominate the game in the second half. Freiburg’s goalkeeper Noah Atubolu prevented a higher lead with many strong saves (46th, 53rd and 71st), but his team couldn’t find any solutions in front of the opponent’s goal. Füllkrug made everything clear in the 87th minute.
Malen celebrated the game afterwards: “We had the right intensity from the start and scored at the right moment,” said the double goalscorer at DAZN. Niclas Füllkrug, who celebrated his birthday that day, was also happy: “I wished myself a victory for my birthday today, and maybe a little cupcake was secretly there too.” They “found the right feet” offensively.
Next week Dortmund will play against Wolfsburg, who are currently in eleventh place. Freiburg plays against currently sixth-placed Frankfurt.
With a win against Freiburg, Dortmund continued its current upward trend. The 3-0 was the fourth win from five games. Borussia thus drew level with third-placed VfB Stuttgart in the table on points (both 40 points) and consolidated their own fourth place. Freiburg remains in seventh place for the time being.
After the recovery of several players, Dortmund went into the game with a significantly different lineup than last week and thus found their way into the game better. Donyell Malen was able to take the early lead after just 16 minutes. Freiburg then appeared more aggressive, but was unable to create a real scoring opportunity. BVB goalkeeper Gregor Kobel was only required for a header from attacker Michael Gregoritsch (21′).