After 25 days of championship, the Norwegian Erling Haaland and his teammates are the dolphins of Bayern Munich, which occupies first place in the German championship with 55 points. Thorgan Hazard (8th) and Achraf Hakimi (71st) gave, on Saturday March 7, the victory at BVB, Lars Stindl replied for Mönchengladbach.

Wednesday March 11, Dortmund plays in Paris the return match of round of 16 of C1 against PSG, after winning 2-1 in the first leg at Signal Iduna Park. PSG was unable to play its planned match against RC Strasbourg this weekend due to the particularly virulent coronavirus epidemic in Alsace.

To everyone's surprise, Dortmund coach Lucien Favre left Jadon Sancho, his most brilliant forward, on the bench for this decisive match. "He was not very well this week, said the Swiss coach, he came to see me yesterday to tell me that he did not feel like starting the match today."

No goal for Haaland

Dortmund got a head start in the 8th minute with Thorgan Hazard's opening score (1-0) on a pass from Haaland, but Lars Stindl responded in the 50th minute (1-1). Then, in the 65th minute, Lucien Favre decided to launch Sancho, his 19-year-old nugget, the man with 14 goals and 15 assists before this match. Six minutes later, the English international delivered a decisive pass to Achraf Hakimi, synonymous with victory for the BVB (2-1, 71st).

Shortly thereafter, the same Sancho deceived goalkeeper Yann Sommer with a superb curling shot, but his balloon crashed onto the post (77th). But Dortmund's revival comes above all from its new solidity in defense: before the goal conceded on Saturday, Borussia had played 320 minutes, more than three and a half matches, without conceding a single goal. "I think we have found the right balance between artists and workers," said defender Mats Hummels.

Erling Haaland, who has already scored 9 goals this season in the league, has not found the net against Mönchengladbach. Victim of a violent shock in the 71st minute, he remained several minutes on the ground before being able to resume play. After the meeting, his coach Lucien Favre did not however express concern, implying that the author of '' a double against PSG in the first leg would be good on the lawn of the Parc des Princes on Wednesday.

With AFP

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