At the end of an exciting evening, Erling Haaland made a fan even happier than he already was.

A boy was standing on the west stand in the Dortmund stadium with a cardboard sign.

In Norwegian, he asked for Haaland's jersey - and got it.

The effort to ask the Borussia striker in his mother tongue was worth it.

In addition to the young fan, everyone else who is keeping up with BVB was electrified on Friday.

The 3-2 victory in the Bundesliga match over TSG Hoffenheim was not an everyday success.

It was reminiscent of old times - under Jürgen Klopp.

Tobias Rabe

Responsible editor for Sport Online.

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The shadow of the Dortmund overtrainer is long.

Since he left in 2015 after seven wild and successful years at BVB, they longed for Klopp, especially when things weren't going well.

Even under today's coach of Liverpool FC, with whom Borussia won two championships and a cup and made it to the final of the Champions League, not everything always went smoothly.

But this feeling that there is someone who reacts so emotionally and simply fits into this very special football region for this special club made the time special.

Thomas Tuchel, Peter Bosz, Peter Stöger and Lucien Favre were always compared to Klopp with these parameters and felt that they were too small.

Edin Terzic was already getting closer to Klopp.

He is from the region and has always had a Dortmund heart.

But despite the DFB Cup victory, he was not allowed to stay long as a coach;

now he is technical director.

His successor Marco Rose should now bring back the old spirit.

So it was a good thing that he has been good friends with Klopp since the days in Mainz.

He only recently wrote to his buddy that he should take good care of his ex.

"A very wild game"

And whoever saw Rose cheering after Haaland's winning goal against Hoffenheim on Friday evening, inevitably felt reminded of Klopp. On the sideline there was no stopping the 3: 2 in stoppage time after TSG only equalized at the last minute of regular time with Munas Dabbur and after Freiburg's 1: 2 from the previous week, another disappointment threatened Dortmund . Previously, the only 18-year-old Giovanni Reyna (49th minute) and Jude Bellingham (69th) met for Dortmund, Christoph Baumgartner had equalized 1: 1 for Hoffenheim (61st).

“In the back, it was a very wild game. I am very happy that the guys have been rewarded for their passion. If you win such a game 3-2, it gives you peace and quiet, "said Rose at DAZN after the situation in the stadium, which was" sold out "with 25,000 spectators, had calmed down a bit. "That is important before the international break." Another failure before the two-week break in the Bundesliga season would have completely undermined the enthusiasm that the 5-2 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt had triggered at the start of the season.

It was mainly due to Haaland that it didn't turn out that way. Most of the professionals would have switched off in the scene that led to the 3-2. The ball and the players jumped wildly back and forth in the Hoffenheim penalty area. But Haaland, who was standing behind the baseline, did not look at the spectacle with fascination and paralyzes, he sprinted back from his offside position in front of the goal. When the ball fell at his feet, he slammed it through the small gap that resulted, high into the net of the opposing goal - and then ran wildly in front of the Dortmund south stand, full of emotions.

The return of the fans to the stadium and spectacular goals like on Friday reinforce the impression: Actually, it's not a coach who brings the Klopp feeling back to life, but the only 21-year-old striker who carries everyone away with his style. "BACK. ON. TRACK! ”He tweeted: BVB is back on track. "In the end it is Erling with his force and power who then cleans it up," said Rose, who already knows Haaland from his time in Salzburg. “We all know that Erling is a very important player for us. But I think that it was a total willpower from the team at the back. "

It will only be seen in the coming weeks whether BVB is really back on track. Because despite all the enthusiasm for Haaland, Hoffenheim uncovered the Dortmund problems. As against Frankfurt and Freiburg, there were two goals conceded. In addition, injury concerns plague BVB. Mats Hummels is out again. Dan-Axel Zagadou is also missing, Emre Can also had to pass, and full-back Nico Schulz was also missing. Midfielder Axel Witsel is currently helping out at the back. Offensive player Thorgan Hazard was also missing against Hoffenheim.

But there was Haaland. After giving the boy his jersey, he ran towards the cabin and was visibly excited. He encouraged the no less enthusiastic spectators in the stadium to cheer again. BVB will need this drive to stay on track. It shouldn't fail at Haaland. He cheered the fans on when he lost the Supercup against FC Bayern. That even made opponent Leon Goretzka laugh. Let's see who laughs last. And at the end of the season, Jürgen Klopp celebrates in Dortmund like he once did.