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Dortmund (AP) - Borussia Dortmund has for the time being said goodbye to the Bundesliga title race with a crushing defeat.
The embarrassing 1: 5 (1: 1) against VfB Stuttgart should bring the Revierclub troubled times.
Lucien Favre's first reaction sounded like a declaration of surrender.
«That was a disaster.
We were very, very bad.
That will not do.
We weren't there today, ”said the Dortmund coach at Sky.
Not BVB, but the newcomer from Stuttgart offered a spectacle and beat the high favorite with his own weapons.
Without much resistance, the alleged title contender surrendered to the guests' speed game, especially in the second half.
"The Stuttgarters showed us how we actually wanted to play," complained captain Marco Reus and found words that were as clear as Favre: "That was shameful.
We missed everything we need.
Stuttgart was superior to us in all respects.
We are not allowed to present ourselves like that again. "
The goal scorers Silas Wamangituka (26./Foulelfmeter/53.), Philipp Förster (60.), Tanguy Coulibaly (63.) and Nicolas Gonzalez (90. + 1) sealed the Dortmund defeat, which was also deserved at this height.
VfB thus further improved its impressive away record with six games without defeat.
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Pellegrino Matarazzo was very happy about what was probably the biggest coup since the promotion: “We worked brutally as a unit and played our football with dominance and conviction.
I'm proud of the boys, ”enthused the VfB coach.
As an explanation for the steady upward trend in his team, he made the training diligence of his professionals: “We take very good steps at good speed.
It's a tremendous level of training and commitment.
That's why we're moving so fast. "
On the other hand, as in the defeat two weeks ago against 1. FC Köln (1: 2), BVB offered an indisputable performance despite the interim equalization by Giovanni Reyna (38th minute).
"Today we cut our own flesh every minute," commented defense chief Mats Hummels on the high number of goals conceded in the second half, which were initiated by own bad passes in the build-up of the game.
With that, BVB also lost their third Bundesliga home game in a row - the last time BVB did that in the 2013/14 season under Jürgen Klopp.
Favre's expression grew darker by the minute.
Because his chances of extending his contract, which expires at the end of the season, are likely to have decreased further with this performance.
It cannot be ruled out that the contract talks actually planned for the end of January will be brought forward in the event of further setbacks in the games until Christmas at Werder Bremen, Union Berlin and in the cup at Eintracht Braunschweig - to the disadvantage of Favre.
The Swiss demanded quick reparations: "We have to set an example in the next game."
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