Daniel Pinder – from the Sign Iduna Park, Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund handed RB Leipzig their first Bundesliga defeat of the season with targets from Maximilian Beier and Serhou Guirassy to maintain Nuri Sahin in a job, as Marco Rose’s aspect did not capitalise on Dortmund’s injury-hit squad.
With Emre Can beginning in defence alongside Nico Schlotterbeck and with Pascal Groß deputising in an unfamiliar function at right-back, in addition to Marcel Sabitzer enjoying out of place, Lois Openda and Co. had been unable to essentially bother Dortmund’s makeshift defence.
Nuri Sahin outwits Marco Rose
Borussia Dortmund got here into this sport on the again of three successive defeats (5-2 vs Actual Madrid, 2-1 vs Augsburg and a 1-0 DFB Pokal exit vs Wolfsburg), and thus Nuri Sahin desperately wanted to keep away from a fifth defeat six video games. However his aspect didn’t appear like one which lacks confidence with Die Schwarzgelben controlling the sport from the off. Jamie Gittens and Maximilian Beier regarded brilliant as Dortmund’s entrance 5 pressed Leipzig excessive up the pitch and though going behind through Benjamin Sesko, they responded instantly by means of Beier.
And it was a lot of the identical after the break. Dortmund continued to press Leipzig in a mid-block and once more Gittens was on the centre of it. Though he spurned three key probabilities, the Englishman was brilliant and all the time aimed to tackle his opposing quantity. As Dortmund went in seek for the lead, Serhou Guirassy proved problematic for Willi Orban and Co. and he was rewarded with fifth Bundesliga purpose in seven video games, heading the ball past Peter Gulacsi. Unbeaten within the Bundesliga heading into this sport, Leipzig had it comparatively simple and that is the primary time {that a} aspect has troubled Marco Rose’s aspect. Switching from a again three to a again 4, Dortmund discovered themselves overloading within the huge areas, however Rose did not adapt and it finally value them.
Felix Nmecha makes a declare for Borussia Dortmund beginning berth
Accidents have plagued Borussia Dortmund with ten gamers out for Nuri Sahin’s aspect. A tactical tweak noticed Die Schwarzgelben line up in a flat 4-1-4-1 formation with Felix Nmecha because the six, behind Marcel Sabitzer and Julian Brandt. Nmecha was making simply his fourth Bundesliga begin of the season, however his efficiency in opposition to RB Leipzig means that it received’t be his final.
After being sidelined for thus lengthy with a hip harm final season, lacking 16 video games, Nmecha has completed an incredible job, returning to prime kind. Controlling the sport in opposition to Leipzig, the 24-year-old confirmed some wonderful touches and all the time regarded to progress the ball. The primary half noticed Nmecha closely concerned with 43 touches and two key passes, together with an enormous probability created – per Sofascore. One in all Borussia Dortmund’s simplest gamers on the night time.
RB Leipzig fail to search out their rhythm
Marco Rose’s RB Leipzig got here into this sport unbeaten however given Borussia Dortmund’s harm disaster, they maybe anticipated a neater sport – and that regarded to have affected them psychologically. Benjamin Sesko gave Leipzig the lead after 27 minutes with their first shot of the sport as Borussia Dortmund dominated the opening levels and in reality, the Saxony membership did not get out of second gear. Missing creativity with Xavi Simons absent and Lois Openda not at full health, Leipzig actually struggled within the remaining third whereas their midfield duo of Amadou Haidara and Arthur Vermeeren did not impose themselves on the sport.
