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Erling Haaland pushed his chest out, widened his shoulders a little.

Then he raised his left fist three times.

Bam!

Bam!

Bam!

Dortmund's goal scorer cheered as if he had been there, and somehow he was.

Up there in the stands.

As in the cup win against Holstein Kiel, the Norwegian was not injured, but brought in again with plenty of gestures during the important 3-2 in the top game against RB Leipzig.

After the final whistle, he stormed the square and hugged Jadon Sancho, who had played a major role in the important success with a double.

Haaland's gestures exuded passion, commitment and loyalty - a clear sign of the doubters who say that the 20-year-old wants to change clubs at the end of the season.

Speedster alarm?

Erling Haaland celebrates Dortmund match winner Jadon Sancho

Source: AFP / LEON KUEGELER

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Should Borussia now even reach the Champions League, the discussion might be off the table.

With the win in the BVB jumped to fourth place for the time being and thus kept the chance of a direct qualification.

“We did well.

Especially in the first half, "said Emre Can:" A huge compliment to the team that we didn't let our heads down after the 2-2 win. "

Marco Reus with the important leadership

The black and yellow set the first exclamation mark in the 7th minute when Thorgan Hazard passed a wonderful pass from right-back Lukasz Piszczek with the hoe to Marco Reus.

The national player shook off his opponent and scored an early 1-0 lead.

It was his fifth goal in the last eight competitive games.

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BVB kept the pressure up and created more opportunities until the break.

There was almost no resistance from Leipzig.

Less than six minutes after the restart, Jadon Sancho scored the 2-0 (51st) - Haaland cheered the goal in the stands.

When the two teams meet again in the cup final in Berlin on May 13th, the Norwegian wants to prove his goal threat again.

With the lead in the back, BVB slacked off in its attacking efforts, Leipzig became stronger.

In the 63rd minute, Lukas Klostermann headed the connecting goal from a corner.

Dani Olmo scored in the 77th minute to equalize.

Both teams threw everything forward, an open exchange of blows developed.

And when Sancho actually scored the winning goal in the 87th minute, Haaland celebrated exuberantly upstairs in the stands.

Party for two: the injured Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham in the grandstand of the Westfalenstadion

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Hope lives in Dortmund. Champions League qualification, cup win, Haaland stay. Everything seems not only possible, but likely, as Marco Reus also believes: “RB are a good team. After the 2-0 win, we're no longer good at the game. But we showed morality. We are there. This is important."