Berlin (AFP)
Second defeat in five days for Dortmund: Borussia suffered a new loss to Leverkusen (4-3) Saturday in the Bundesliga after their surprise elimination by the Werder in the Cup (3-2) and accuses the blow ten days from their first leg of C1 against Paris SG.
Dortmund led twice, scoring three goals but could not win against Bayer. The fault of a minute of fatal flutter during which the Schwarzgelben cracked blow after blow on a strike from Leon Bailey then a header from Lars Bender (82nd and 83rd).
The Borussia misses the opportunity to get closer to the leading duo, especially since Bayern Munich and Leipzig clash Sunday in Bavaria. Worse, his position on the podium is threatened by Mönchengladbach who receives Cologne the same day.
. 7 goals conceded in two matches
Event! Erling Braut Haaland, who stacked 8 goals in four games with Dortmund, did not score. But the incredible firepower of Lucien Favre's team, which has turned more than 4 goals on average since the arrival of the Norwegian gifted, was not enough to overcome his defensive shortcomings.
In two matches, the Ruhr club conceded 7 goals. Faced with Leverkusen, this was often played out in details such as the small meter ahead that Manuel Akanji left to Kevin Volland on the opening of the score (20th) or the lack of responsiveness of Raphaël Guerreiro which covers the position of outliers attacked by Bayer on the equalizer at 3-3 (82nd).
Details that turn into points: if Bayern succeeds Sunday, Dortmund could already be six lengths behind the Rekordmeister.
Satisfaction, in spite of everything, the rookie Emre Can who was playing his first championship match made it possible to strengthen the interplay and to Julian Brandt to take it a step higher. By the way, the former Turinese opened his goal counter with an overpowered coiled strike of over 25 meters to give the advantage to the short-lived Borussia (2-1, 33rd).
. Schalke picks up, the pallid Werder
Unable to win against the red lantern Paderborn (1-1) in his den of Gelsenkirchen on Saturday, Schalke lost ground in the race for the top 4 Bundesliga.
After qualifying in pain against Hertha Berlin (3-2, ap) in the Cup, Schalke has confirmed his bad pass against the good last: the players of David Wagner have now won only one of their last six matches championship.
A goal from their attacker Ahmed Kutucu, born and trained in Gelsenkirchen, had however unblocked the situation: just entered the game, the young Turkish international (19 years old, 1 selection) opened the score with a crossed strike (63rd).
But Schalke's young guard couldn't do it all. After being illustrated on a vicious strike, his goalkeeper Alexander Nübel (23), who will join Bayern this summer, bowed in stride on a smashed head on corner of the helmeted defender of Paderborn, Klaus Gjasula (81st) .
The Werder, who hosted the Union Berlin, did not confirm after his feat in the Cup. The Bremen club lost 2-0 and slides to 17th place, the first relegation. Düsseldorf (16th) certainly precedes it only on goal difference after being joined at Wolfsburg (1-1), reduced to ten. But Mainz (15th), the first club outside the red zone, made the hole thanks to their surprise victory on the ground of Hertha Berlin, beaten 3-1 at the Olympiastadion.
A setback that looks bad for the team of Jürgen Klinsmann after a recruitment at great expense this winter with the arrivals for more than 50 M EUR of three players, including the striker Krzysztof Piatek.
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