Pre-Match Report

Reactions: "The victory shows that we stand together"

"The victory was very, very important for the path we're taking," said Nuri Sahin following the 2-1 win over Leipzig, which they "completely dominated from the first moment," according to Sebastian Kehl. The match reactions.

Nuri Sahin (to Sky): "The boys did a really good job and produced a top performance not only in terms of fighting spirit but on a footballing level too. That's how you envisage it. It was our best game of the season over 90 minutes. The victory was very, very important for the path we're taking. We've already had halves – here in our stadium but also away in Madrid – in which we did well. Because we had so many injury absentees, we could only train for half an hour yesterday and then did a tactical session afterwards. There I had the feeling that the lads understood it, they now simply have to show it on the pitch. The way they sacrificed themselves today, how courageously they played, that was very, very good. I understand the criticism, apart from the stuff which is below the belt. I accept everything that is related to football. When I signed the contract here, I knew I would be in the spotlight."

Sebastian Kehl (in the mixed zone): "I have no doubts about this team and we still had a lot of quality, speed, experience and cleverness on the pitch in our first 11. It was brilliant in terms of willingness, desire and passion. It shows that we stand together. Victories help to bring in a sense of calm because we have to achieve our objectives. The victory does us good because it came against a team that had not lost 19 matches in succession. We completely dominated them from the first moment."

Nico Schlotterbeck (to BVB TV): "We're brutally good at home this season and did not allow any spell of pressure at the end. We played the way Borussia Dortmund want to play: going forward actively. The young players who came in did great. And that's how you win against Leipzig, highly deservedly."

Ayman Azhil (to BVB TV): "Nuri told me: You've been working towards this moment your whole life. Go for it. It was demanding, but it was fun. That was one of the best Saturday evenings of my life. It went like a dream. I'll happily take it."

Transcribed by Boris Rupert

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The indoor football tournament in honour of Franz Beckenbauer, who passed away in January 2024, will be held at the SAP Garden in Munich.In addition to Bayern, BVB will also face legends teams from Real Madrid, AC Milan and VfB Stuttgart. as well as another top international team as of yet unannounced.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia Dortmund's legends team will take part in the Beckenbauer Cup hosted by Bayern Munich on 17 March 2025. The indoor football tournament in honour of Franz Beckenbauer, who passed away in January 2024, will be held at the SAP Garden in Munich.In addition to Bayern, BVB will also face legends teams from Real Madrid, AC Milan and VfB Stuttgart. as well as another top international team as of yet unannounced.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"The legends of all the teams will be available to sign autographs for fans during the event. The tournament is part of Bayern Munich's 125th anniversary celebrations next year. All proceeds from the tournament will go to the Franz Beckenbauer Foundation.<\/p>\nThe tournament will be played in two groups on artificial turf, with each match lasting ten minutes. From the semi-finals onwards, there will be two halves of six minutes each. The top two teams in each group reach the semi-finals. The losers meet in the match for third place and the winners contest the final for the Beckenbauer Cup.<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The legends of all the teams will be available to sign autographs for fans during the event. The tournament is part of Bayern Munich's 125th anniversary celebrations next year. All proceeds from the tournament will go to the Franz Beckenbauer Foundation.<\/p>\nThe tournament will be played in two groups on artificial turf, with each match lasting ten minutes. From the semi-finals onwards, there will be two halves of six minutes each. The top two teams in each group reach the semi-finals. 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Having closed out the Matchday 15 action with a 3-1 (3-0) victory at VfL Wolfsburg in which they were very, very strong in the first half but played the final 30 minutes with 10 men, BVB head into the winter break level on points with fifth place. \n<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia Dortmund have signed off for the winter break with a win. Having closed out the Matchday 15 action with a 3-1 (3-0) victory at VfL Wolfsburg in which they were very, very strong in the first half but played the final 30 minutes with 10 men, BVB head into the winter break level on points with fifth place.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"Boris Rupert reports<\/i><\/p>\nSupported by an away contingent of 5,000 supporters, BVB initially made the final match before the Christmas break their own, completely set the tone in the first half and took a 3-0 lead thanks to three goals from Malen (25), Beier (28) and Brandt (30) in the space of under five minutes. Everything went like clockwork in that short spell and the 3-0 scoreline at half-time flattered Wolfsburg. However, the balance of power shifted after the restart. Denis Vavro reduced the deficit to 3-1 in the 58th minute and Pascal Groß was sent off shortly afterwards. But the 10 men of Borussia battled passionately to see their lead over the line.<\/p>\nThe scenario:<\/b>   \nWolfsburg had picked up only eight points on home turf (five fewer than at the same stage of last season), while Dortmund had lost four of their six away matches this season and were on an eight-match winless streak on the road overall. The Black & Yellows had won 10 of their previous 12 Bundesliga meetings with Wolfsburg and had scored more than twice as many goals (116) as VfL (57) across their 54 matches (33 victories, 11 draws and 10 defeats).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/12/22/bl-spielbericht/53_Brandt.jpg\" data-assetref=\"53_Brandt-1734888546009\"><\/p>\nPersonnel matters:  \n <\/b>There were two changes compared to the match against Hoffenheim a week ago: Julian Brandt and Donyell Malen started in place of Yan Couto and Giovanni Reyna, who scored the only Dortmund goal in that game against TSG. Incidentally, it was the same line-up that started the DFB-Pokal tie on 29 October, when BVB succumbed to a 1-0 defeat after 120 minutes. Brandt returned to the fold after missing four competitive matches \u2013 none of which Borussia won. The absentee list included the injured Marcel Sabitzer as well as Niklas Süle, Julian Ryerson and Kjell Wätjen, who played for the U23s on Saturday.<\/p>\nTactics:  \n <\/b>BVB seamlessly transitioned between 4-3-3 and 4-1-4-1 formations. Beier lined up to the right of Brandt in the middle of the attacking midfield quartet, with Nmecha operating behind them in a central role. All-rounder Groß lined up in the right-back position and was joined in the back four by Can, Schlotterbeck and Bensebaini, who took the corners. Off the ball, Beier operated level with Guirassy and BVB then lined up in a 4-4-2 formation. Wolfsburg initially took to the pitch in a 3-3-2-2 formation that withdrew deep into their own half, where they lined up in a 5-3-2 (later a 5-4-1) formation, and only pressed when their opponents crossed the halfway line. Gittens was mostly marked by two opponents: Baku and Fischer.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/12/22/bl-spielbericht/53_Wolfsburg_Malen_Beier2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"53_Wolfsburg_Malen_Beier2-1734888572064\"><\/p>\nThe match & analysis: \n <\/b>The courageous line-up, which included five attacking players (Wolfsburg had three), was immediately reflected in the balance of play. After only 80 seconds, Brandt had a good shooting opportunity on the left of the six-yard box but fired over the frame of the goal. He then attempted a shot on the turn from a position level with the penalty spot on the quarter-hour mark. Borussia looked determined, won 65% of the challenges in the opening stages, made the play (64% possession) and were met by a solid defence, but covered themselves well going forward so that VfL did not have a free route to goal after regaining the ball.<\/p>\nAfter build-up work from Brandt and Gittens, Guirassy was played into the box in the 18th minute and had a great chance to make it 1-0 but leaned backwards and spurned a big chance. That was the only flaw: None of the first four shots (Wolfsburg did not have any) in the first 20 minutes were on target. But the first shot that was on target did find the back of the net....<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/12/22/bl-spielbericht/53_Wolfsburg_Malen_Beier.jpg\" data-assetref=\"53_Wolfsburg_Malen_Beier-1734888589796\"><\/p>\nVavro stepped on Brandt's calf during a sprint in the box. Referee Jöllenbeck could have pointed to the spot but ultimately opted for a corner-kick, which Bensebaini delivered to the completely unmarked Malen, who slotted the ball over the line in the six-yard box (25). Beier upped the lead to 2-0 193 seconds later. Brandt spotted the opening, Beier ran perfectly into the space and curled the ball in off the inside of the upright with the outside of his right boot from a centre-left position. Things soon got even better: Can and Malen set Beier in motion down the right flank and he cut the ball back to Brandt, who fired a low shot home from 15 metres out to make it 3-0 (30). In view of the shot count of 7-0 \u2013 the final three found the net \u2013 the scoreline was completely deserved. Svanberg registered Wolfsburg's first effort via a header in the 34th minute but Kobel saved it.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/12/22/bl-spielbericht/53_Wolfsburg_Kobel.jpg\" data-assetref=\"53_Wolfsburg_Kobel-1734888623139\"><\/p>\nThe home team switched to a back four for the second half (4-3-3) and brought on two attack-minded players in Tiago Tomas and Lukas Nmecha. Felix Nmecha's brother looked set to pull a goal back four minutes after the restart and was clean through on Kobel, but he made a brilliant save to turn it behind for a corner. BVB were too open at the back in this phase. Amoura also had a good opportunity (53). Vavra eventually made it 3-1, facing no opposition whatsoever as he headed home a corner-kick (58).<\/p>\nIt was a completely different game in this phase and Borussia had to take care to ensure the "Wolves" did not completely swing the momentum in their favour. Groß was ever so slightly late with his attempted clearance as Nmecha broke through and received his marching orders (62). Anton lined up in his stead in the back four, with Malen making way. At the other end, Schlotterbeck was upended in the penalty area following a corner. The decision not to award a penalty for the incident was a very generous interpretation of the rules (65)...<\/p>\nThe team now dug their heels in in a match that they had dominated for 45 minutes. Operating in a 5-3-1 formation, they threw themselves into every challenge. Having been played in by Brandt, Gittens forced VfL goalie Grabara into a save (69). Couto replaced the exhausted Beier (75). BVB were pinned back deep into their own half but did not allow VfL any chances, even if the hosts had turned the shot count in their favour by the 84th minute (11-10). There were eight minutes of stoppage time. But the 10 Black & Yellows saw them through as well.<\/p>\nOutlook:  \n <\/b>BVB have the shortest winter break of any club, with their campaign already resuming in 19 days. On Friday 10 January (20:30 CET), Bayer Leverkusen will visit SIGNAL IDUNA PARK.<\/p>\n<h2>Teams & goals<\/h2>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/12/22/bl-spielbericht/53_Grafik.jpg\" data-assetref=\"53_Grafik-1734888439939\"><\/p>\nBundesliga Matchday 15 \n Sunday 22 December 2024, 17:30 CET \n VFL WOLFSBURG 1-3 (0-3) BORUSSIA DORTMUND<\/b><\/p>\nVfL Wolfsburg:<\/b> Grabara \u2013 Fischer (Tiago Tomas, 46), Vavro, Koulierakis \u2013 Baku, Arnold, Maehle (Kaminski, 86) \u2013 Svanberg (L. Nmecha, 46), Gerhardt (Özcan, 75) \u2013 Wind, Amoura (Wimmer, 86) \nBor. Dortmund: <\/b>Kobel \u2013 Groß, Can, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini \u2013 F. Nmecha \u2013 Beier (Couto, 75), Brandt (Reyna, 86) \u2013 Malen (Anton, 64), Guirassy, Gittens (Adeyemi, 86) \nSubstitutes:<\/b> Müller, Zesiger, Dardai, Behrens \u2013 Meyer, Duranville, Kabar, Azhil \n Goals:<\/b> 0-1 Malen (Bensebaini, 25), 0-2 Beier (Brandt, 28), 0-3 Brandt (Beier, 30), 1-3 Vavro (Arnold, 58) \nCorners:<\/b> 10-4 (0-3 at half-time), chance ratio:<\/b> 2-7 (0-6) \nReferee:<\/b> Jöllenbeck (Müllheim/Baden), red card:<\/b> Groß (professional foul, 62), yellow cards:<\/b> Koulierakis, Gerhardt, Vavro \u2013 Malen, Couto \nAttendance:<\/b> 28,917 (sold-out), weather:<\/b> initially dry, then rainy, 4 degrees<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Boris Rupert reports<\/i><\/p>\nSupported by an away contingent of 5,000 supporters, BVB initially made the final match before the Christmas break their own, completely set the tone in the first half and took a 3-0 lead thanks to three goals from Malen (25), Beier (28) and Brandt (30) in the space of under five minutes. Everything went like clockwork in that short spell and the 3-0 scoreline at half-time flattered Wolfsburg. However, the balance of power shifted after the restart. Denis Vavro reduced the deficit to 3-1 in the 58th minute and Pascal Groß was sent off shortly afterwards. But the 10 men of Borussia battled passionately to see their lead over the line.<\/p>\nThe scenario:<\/b>   \nWolfsburg had picked up only eight points on home turf (five fewer than at the same stage of last season), while Dortmund had lost four of their six away matches this season and were on an eight-match winless streak on the road overall. The Black & Yellows had won 10 of their previous 12 Bundesliga meetings with Wolfsburg and had scored more than twice as many goals (116) as VfL (57) across their 54 matches (33 victories, 11 draws and 10 defeats).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/12/22/bl-spielbericht/53_Brandt.jpg\" data-assetref=\"53_Brandt-1734888546009\"><\/p>\nPersonnel matters:  \n <\/b>There were two changes compared to the match against Hoffenheim a week ago: Julian Brandt and Donyell Malen started in place of Yan Couto and Giovanni Reyna, who scored the only Dortmund goal in that game against TSG. Incidentally, it was the same line-up that started the DFB-Pokal tie on 29 October, when BVB succumbed to a 1-0 defeat after 120 minutes. Brandt returned to the fold after missing four competitive matches \u2013 none of which Borussia won. The absentee list included the injured Marcel Sabitzer as well as Niklas Süle, Julian Ryerson and Kjell Wätjen, who played for the U23s on Saturday.<\/p>\nTactics:  \n <\/b>BVB seamlessly transitioned between 4-3-3 and 4-1-4-1 formations. Beier lined up to the right of Brandt in the middle of the attacking midfield quartet, with Nmecha operating behind them in a central role. All-rounder Groß lined up in the right-back position and was joined in the back four by Can, Schlotterbeck and Bensebaini, who took the corners. Off the ball, Beier operated level with Guirassy and BVB then lined up in a 4-4-2 formation. Wolfsburg initially took to the pitch in a 3-3-2-2 formation that withdrew deep into their own half, where they lined up in a 5-3-2 (later a 5-4-1) formation, and only pressed when their opponents crossed the halfway line. Gittens was mostly marked by two opponents: Baku and Fischer.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/12/22/bl-spielbericht/53_Wolfsburg_Malen_Beier2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"53_Wolfsburg_Malen_Beier2-1734888572064\"><\/p>\nThe match & analysis: \n <\/b>The courageous line-up, which included five attacking players (Wolfsburg had three), was immediately reflected in the balance of play. After only 80 seconds, Brandt had a good shooting opportunity on the left of the six-yard box but fired over the frame of the goal. He then attempted a shot on the turn from a position level with the penalty spot on the quarter-hour mark. Borussia looked determined, won 65% of the challenges in the opening stages, made the play (64% possession) and were met by a solid defence, but covered themselves well going forward so that VfL did not have a free route to goal after regaining the ball.<\/p>\nAfter build-up work from Brandt and Gittens, Guirassy was played into the box in the 18th minute and had a great chance to make it 1-0 but leaned backwards and spurned a big chance. That was the only flaw: None of the first four shots (Wolfsburg did not have any) in the first 20 minutes were on target. But the first shot that was on target did find the back of the net....<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/12/22/bl-spielbericht/53_Wolfsburg_Malen_Beier.jpg\" data-assetref=\"53_Wolfsburg_Malen_Beier-1734888589796\"><\/p>\nVavro stepped on Brandt's calf during a sprint in the box. Referee Jöllenbeck could have pointed to the spot but ultimately opted for a corner-kick, which Bensebaini delivered to the completely unmarked Malen, who slotted the ball over the line in the six-yard box (25). Beier upped the lead to 2-0 193 seconds later. Brandt spotted the opening, Beier ran perfectly into the space and curled the ball in off the inside of the upright with the outside of his right boot from a centre-left position. Things soon got even better: Can and Malen set Beier in motion down the right flank and he cut the ball back to Brandt, who fired a low shot home from 15 metres out to make it 3-0 (30). In view of the shot count of 7-0 \u2013 the final three found the net \u2013 the scoreline was completely deserved. Svanberg registered Wolfsburg's first effort via a header in the 34th minute but Kobel saved it.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/12/22/bl-spielbericht/53_Wolfsburg_Kobel.jpg\" data-assetref=\"53_Wolfsburg_Kobel-1734888623139\"><\/p>\nThe home team switched to a back four for the second half (4-3-3) and brought on two attack-minded players in Tiago Tomas and Lukas Nmecha. Felix Nmecha's brother looked set to pull a goal back four minutes after the restart and was clean through on Kobel, but he made a brilliant save to turn it behind for a corner. BVB were too open at the back in this phase. Amoura also had a good opportunity (53). Vavra eventually made it 3-1, facing no opposition whatsoever as he headed home a corner-kick (58).<\/p>\nIt was a completely different game in this phase and Borussia had to take care to ensure the "Wolves" did not completely swing the momentum in their favour. Groß was ever so slightly late with his attempted clearance as Nmecha broke through and received his marching orders (62). Anton lined up in his stead in the back four, with Malen making way. At the other end, Schlotterbeck was upended in the penalty area following a corner. The decision not to award a penalty for the incident was a very generous interpretation of the rules (65)...<\/p>\nThe team now dug their heels in in a match that they had dominated for 45 minutes. Operating in a 5-3-1 formation, they threw themselves into every challenge. Having been played in by Brandt, Gittens forced VfL goalie Grabara into a save (69). Couto replaced the exhausted Beier (75). BVB were pinned back deep into their own half but did not allow VfL any chances, even if the hosts had turned the shot count in their favour by the 84th minute (11-10). There were eight minutes of stoppage time. But the 10 Black & Yellows saw them through as well.<\/p>\nOutlook:  \n <\/b>BVB have the shortest winter break of any club, with their campaign already resuming in 19 days. On Friday 10 January (20:30 CET), Bayer Leverkusen will visit SIGNAL IDUNA PARK.<\/p>\n<h2>Teams & goals<\/h2>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2024/12/22/bl-spielbericht/53_Grafik.jpg\" data-assetref=\"53_Grafik-1734888439939\"><\/p>\nBundesliga Matchday 15 \n Sunday 22 December 2024, 17:30 CET \n VFL WOLFSBURG 1-3 (0-3) BORUSSIA DORTMUND<\/b><\/p>\nVfL Wolfsburg:<\/b> Grabara \u2013 Fischer (Tiago Tomas, 46), Vavro, Koulierakis \u2013 Baku, Arnold, Maehle (Kaminski, 86) \u2013 Svanberg (L. Nmecha, 46), Gerhardt (Özcan, 75) \u2013 Wind, Amoura (Wimmer, 86) \nBor. Dortmund: <\/b>Kobel \u2013 Groß, Can, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini \u2013 F. 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