2024-03-14 05:21:34
BVB needed a win in the second leg against Eindhoven. And Borussia fulfilled their task.
Returnee Jadon Sancho scored the all-important opening goal after just three minutes, which was enough for BVB in the end. Marco Reus made everything clear late in added time (90+5). In the round of the last eight there could now be a duel with FC Bayern.
That’s how the game went
The sovereign leader of the Dutch honorary division was initially exposed to constant pressure from Dortmund, which was rewarded early on. Sancho made the BVB fans cheer with a shot from 18 meters in the third minute and documented his improving form. The returnee, who no longer played in Manchester and is on loan until the end of the season, had already scored in the 2-1 win in Bremen on Saturday. In this form, Sancho, who had to leave the field injured a quarter of an hour before the end, could become an important factor in the fight for renewed participation in the Champions League in the difficult remaining program in the Bundesliga. As did Ian Maatsen, another winter signing from the Premier League, who fired the first warning shot after 72 seconds.
| 1 |
Antoine GriezmannAtl. Madrid |
8 | 0.75 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1 |
Erling HaalandManCity |
7 | 0.85 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1 |
Harry KaneBayern |
8 | 0.75 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1 |
Kylian MbappéParis SG |
8 | 0.75 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5 |
Rasmus HøjlundManUnited |
6 | 0.83 | 0 | 5 |
With the lead behind them, BVB continued to move forward. More ball possession, more duels won and significantly more chances to score – PSV, who only conceded 13 goals in 25 games in the domestic league, could have been significantly behind early on. Especially after the double chance by Julian Brandt and Donyell Malen, when the Argentine keeper Walter Benitez prevented anything worse from happening (16′). Malen, who once played for PSV himself, missed another good opportunity (26th). Eindhoven coach Peter Bosz didn’t like that at all when he returned to his old place of work.
Reus puts the lid on it late
With the lead behind them, BVB continued to move forward. More ball possession, more duels won and significantly more chances to score – PSV, who only conceded 13 goals in 25 games in the domestic league, could have been significantly behind early on. Especially after the double chance by Julian Brandt and Donyell Malen, when the Argentine keeper Walter Benitez prevented anything worse from happening (16′). Malen, who once played for PSV himself, missed another good opportunity (26th). Eindhoven coach Peter Bosz didn’t like that at all when he returned to his old place of work.
Apart from a shot from Johan Bakayoko (31′), the Dutch hardly had any offensive activity in the first half. This was also because the BVB defense around Mats Hummels defended consistently. The 2014 world champion, who was most recently a substitute in the league, was in the starting line-up for the eighth time in the eighth premier class game due to Nico Schlotterbeck’s suspension. The loss of Julian Ryerson required another change, which moved Niklas Süle to the right wing position in the back four.
While the BVB defense had everything under control in the first half, there was suddenly a sense of alarm at the start of the second half. PSV turned up the heat and caused some dicey scenes. Suddenly it was the Reds who let the ball and opponents run. Substitute Hirving Lozano, who once shocked reigning world champions Germany with his 1-0 winning goal for Mexico at the 2018 World Cup, was unlucky with a shot against the post (53′). BVB keeper Gregor Kobel was increasingly in the spotlight, as was the case with Bakayoko’s shot (71′). Dortmund were unlucky that a goal from Niclas Füllkrug was disallowed due to being offside (77′). So we had to tremble until the end before Reus saved everyone.