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Sometimes Lucien Favre lacks vocabulary to finish the sentences. "How do you say that?" Asks the coach from the French-speaking part of Switzerland then the media director of Borussia Dortmund, often he appends a proposal. "Tire?" The speaker nods, the sentence is then completed: "A young player needs two to three years to be mature."

It fits in with the upheaval that BVB had been planning for some time and then put into practice in the summer when the coach reminds again and again to be patient. However, the results further indicate that the Dortmunders have successfully completed the finding and maturing process in the higway procedure. A 4-0 win over Atlético Madrid would have to be enough to get a certificate in hand with an excellent rating.

"4: 0 is a lot"

Favre's pattern student fended off. "We've had a frenzy for a few weeks now, it will not last," said Marco Reus, who had previously slipped a few vocabularies that are taboo for Favre, such as "sensational" or "madness." The coach said, "4: 0 is a lot."

At the start of the Champions League, BVB beat out a 1-0 win at FC Bruges, and it was the question of how more goals will be scored in the future. The offensive plan remained hidden, a strong center forward was missing. A good four weeks later BVB win 4: 0 against Atlético, which is considered one of the most savvy, nasty and defensive teams on the planet. It was missing again a strong final center-forward, because Paco Alcácer is injured. Instead of the Spaniard Mario Götze played in the center of the attack.

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BVB win against Atlético: so young, so mature

Götze, 26, never fired on the goal, but still blended into the - "how do you say that?" - mature, because tactically excellent planned game. Götze played the director with his back to the goal, was the point of reference for his colleagues, who charged with speed on the other side of the penalty area. "I like Borussia with their speed and their vertical play, which was nice to look at," said Atlético coach Diego Simeone, who otherwise likes to see the opponent desperate because he has no room or time to attack.

Götze also liked the defensive when he disturbed the opponent early on the side of Marco Reus and steered him into the zones where it is less dangerous. This crowd is a hallmark of Favre's tactics. Atlético, on the other hand, was only a good fifteen minutes after the break, as Simeone pushed the team forward in the block and had it disrupted earlier.

"Do not know what happens when the 1: 1 falls"

"We're not dreaming, I do not know what happens when that comes 1-1," Favre pointed out to the difficult phase for his team. Thanks to the substitution of Raphaël Guerreiro BVB but regained control of the game. The Portuguese helped decisively to stabilize Dortmund's left side against Atlético's pressure. "He comes in and knows immediately what he has to do," praised Favre the European champion of 2016, who even scored two goals.

"We attacked together, defended together, I think that's the key," Götze analyzed, giving his coach an excellent mark.

Leader in the Bundesliga, after three games almost certainly in the knockout stages of the Champions League: BVB is going to break the pace rapidly.

Young players like Achraf Hakimi and Dan-Axel Zagadou, both only 19 years old, convince constantly. Additions like Axel Witsel (Favre: "He brings the calm in.") And Thomas Delaney show exactly what had been expected of them. Delaney, however, had to be replaced. "I did not want to go out first, because it was such an awesome game," said the Dane, but the pain had been too intense.

Delaney was also surprised by the quick identification process of his new team. However, he also warned, "We have to stay on the ground with both feet." For safety he asked: "Do you say that in German?"

Borussia Dortmund - Atlético Madrid 4: 0 (1: 0)
1: 0 Witsel (38.)
2: 0 Guerreiro (73.)
3: 0 Sancho (83.)
4: 0 Guerreiro (89.)
Dortmund: Bürki - Piszczek, Diallo, Zagadou, Hakimi - Delaney (35th Dahoud), Witsel - Pulisic (79th Sancho), Reus, Bruun Larsen (63rd Guerreiro) - Mario Götze
Madrid: Oblak - Juanfran, Godín, Lucas, Filipe Luís - Thomas (46th Rodrigo), Saúl (70th Correa) - Lemar, Koke - Diego Costa, Griezmann
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
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Yellow cards: Diallo, Zagadou - Thomas, Lemar, Filipe Luís, Diego Costa (2), Correa