This Borussia Dormtund has a lot to improve in order to aim to compete with Bayern, Leipzig and Leverkusen this season. Nuri Sahin’s team left a worrying image on the second day and the draw against Werder Bremen was more than deserved (0-0). A rivalry in which they ended up with one less player due to the dismissal of Schlotterbeck.
Guirassy, who is injured, is still not available, but BVB have many complications in creating danger and Füllkrug missed out, as well as Ian Maatsen and Jadon Sancho, due to the feeling that the team lacks imagination and quality to take games. It was clear that the pressure sent by Werder Bremen was a mountain to overcome for Anton and Schlotterbeck’s attempts to get the ball out, with Groos and Can too flat.
It wasn’t exactly an exciting match. Opportunities are extremely hard to come by. At least the dangerous ones. Because Werder Bremen weren’t very smart on the ball either and the work of Zetterer and Kobel between the sticks was almost laughable.
The duel plane needed someone to break the norm and it wasn’t Bynoe-Gittens, author of the double on day one. It was certainly the young winger who was the first of the changes, with Adeyemi coming on to contribute differently and forcing Zetterer into a save after a minute. But it was almost a mirage, because Dortmund quickly conditioned by sending off Schlotterbeck, who saw a clear second yellow card that hardly dared to protest.
Borussia had to hold on but they didn’t spend much either. Werder Bremen has no arguments to do damage. He was closer to surrendering through Malen than to gaining his advantage. So, without pain or glory, the matter ended in a draw.
match lineup
1
8
27
3
32
4
20
6
11
7
14
1
26
4
13
3
25
20
23
14
10
43
Weserstadion
Gregor Kobel1
41′
Julian Ryerson26
47′
Nico Schlotterbeck4
52′
72′
Pascal Gross13
90′
59′
Waldemar Anton3
28′
Niklas Süle25
33′
56′
Marcel Sabitzer20
Emre Can23
81′
Maximilian Beier14
70′
89′
Julian Brandt10
76′
Jamie Gittens43
56′
Replacements
Alexander Meyer33
Marcel Lotka35
Ramy Bensebaini5
56′
84′
Filippo Mane39
Giovanni Reyna7
Felix Nmecha8
76′
Julien Duranville16
89′
Donyell Malen21
70′
81′
Karim Adeyemi27
56′
coach
Ole Werner
Nuri Sahin
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
