Reactions: "Wasted far too many chances"

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The team failed a convert a spate of great chances in the second period, striking the woodwork on three occasions and being denied by keeper Gulacsi 10 (!) times. Leipzig's goal seemed to be living a charmed life.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"BVB lost 2-0 (1-0) in Leipzig on Matchday 26 of the Bundesliga season. The team failed a convert a spate of great chances in the second period, striking the woodwork on three occasions and being denied by keeper Gulacsi 10 (!) times. Leipzig's goal seemed to be living a charmed life.","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":"<p><i>Boris Rupert reporting from Leipzig<\/i><\/p>\n<p>BVB's attacking play was only good at the beginning and the end of the first period and they were deservedly behind at the break due to Xabi Simons' goal in the 18th minute. Openda and Baku were also denied by the woodwork. After the restart, Beier struck the crossbar and post in the space of two minutes. Openda had fired Leipzig into a 2-0 lead shortly beforehand (48). BVB were now going forward with purpose and creating chance after chance but were thwarted either by Gulacsi in the Leipzig goal or&nbsp;\u2013 for the third time in this match&nbsp;\u2013 by the woodwork (Adeyemi, 61).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The scenario:<\/b>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>\nSixth versus 10th.&nbsp;This was the first time both teams had gone into a head-to-head clash outside the top four in the table.&nbsp;The side from Saxony&nbsp;had won only one of their last nine league games, while the Black &amp; Yellows had only tasted victory on three occasions in that time period.&nbsp;Leipzig had not suffered more home defeats to any other club than they had to BVB (three up to that point).<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters:&nbsp; <br>\n <\/b>Borussia had travelled without Nmecha (fitness training) and Svensson, who has a knee injury, and lined up with the same team that had won (2-1) in Lille three days earlier.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/03/15/bl-spielbericht/93_Leipzig_2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"93_Leipzig_2-1742063138653\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Tactics: <\/b><br>\nThe formation was also the same as in Lille. Left-back Ryerson was positioned significantly further forward than Anton on the right flank in the 4-2-3-1.&nbsp;Groß mostly played level with Sabitzer. Leipzig took to the pitch in a 3-4-1-2 formation. Orban man-marked Guirassy, while Xavi Simons played behind the front two but played more left of centre than in the centre itself.<\/p>\n<p><b>The match &amp; analysis:<br>\n <\/b>BVB initially got stuck into the challenges and linked up nicely in attack on several occasions in the opening quarter of an hour. Guirassy registered a shot from 14 metres in the ninth minute, but it was too central and Gulacsi was able to make the save&nbsp;\u2013 albeit with some difficulty. Brandt asserted himself in midfield two minutes later and threaded the ball through to Adeyemi, who was stopped by two Leipzig players in the box.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/03/15/bl-spielbericht/93_Leipzig.jpg\" data-assetref=\"93_Leipzig-1742063173926\"><\/p>\n<p>This was followed by a spell of pressure from the hosts, however. Dortmund had issues dealing with diagonal balls. One such pass led to Openda hitting the bar in the 14th minute. Then Xavi fed Raum on the left flank. Kobel managed to parry his shot away but the rebound landed at the feet of Xavi, who struck the ball from the penalty spot and opened the scoring at 1-0 (18).<\/p>\n<p>Sabitzer had to come off the pitch with a knee injury on the half-hour mark. Bensebaini slotted into the left-back position, while Ryerson shifted over to the right \u2013 still postioned in front of Anton. Shortly afterwards, Baku hit the crossbar (35). It was only towards the end of the first period that BVB came back into the game more, getting into the opposition half more frequently and almost restoring parity at 1-1.&nbsp;But Adeyemi, who was played in by Schlotterbeck, was denied by a strong save from Gulacsi (45+2).<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/03/15/bl-spielbericht/93_Leipzig_3.jpg\" data-assetref=\"93_Leipzig_3-1742063182431\"><\/p>\n<p>The start to the second period was also promising. Beier went through on the right following a throw-in by Ryerson but could not find a team-mate in the box. Adeyemi's run had been tracked. A short while later Adeyemi crossed from the left to Guirassy, whose header missed the target (47). Leipzig won a corner at the other end and Simons delivered it towards the back post, where Openda met the ball with a volley into the top left corner to make it 2-0 (48). But BVB responded immediately. Beier literally hung in the air to reach Ryerson's cross but headed the ball against the bar (50). Two minutes later, Beier came close to scoring from a centre-left position in the box following build-up work from Schlotterbeck and Guirassy, but his effort rebounded off the outside of the post. Adeyemi then had an unobstructed view of goal from 14 metres but fired the ball well over the bar.<\/p>\n<p>Borussia Dortmund dominated the game at will in this period, winning the second balls and pushing to get a goal back, only to miss further great chances. After Brandt had won the ball, Adeyemi played it through to Guirassy, who found himself clean through on Gulacsi only to be denied by a sensational save from Leipzig's keeper (62). Two minutes later, Gulacsi turned a shot from Adeyemi onto the crossbar and then followed that up with another fine save from Ryerson (65). BVB could not make their chances count. An unchallenged Groß fired the ball over the goal from eight metres out after strong build-up play from Beier and Guirassy (76). Schlotterbeck went agonisingly close after a corner (79). The shot count was now 20-14 in favour of BVB, who had trailed Leipzig 12-5 in this metric after 45 minutes. Chukwuemeka and Beier were again kept out by Gulacsi (90+4).<\/p>\n<p><b>Outlook:&nbsp; <br>\n <\/b>A total of 14 players are now expected to link up with their national teams and will only return in the week prior to the next Bundesliga match. BVB will be up against 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 30 March (Sunday at 17:30 CET).<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/03/15/bl-spielbericht/93_Grafik.jpg\" data-assetref=\"93_Grafik-1742063092104\"><\/p>\n<h2>Teams &amp; goals<\/h2>\n<p><b>Bundesliga Matchday 26<br>\n Saturday 15 March 2025, 18:30 CET<br>\n LEIPZIG 2-0 (1-0) BORUSSIA DORTMUND<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Leipzig:<\/b> Gulacsi \u2013 Geertruida, Orban, Bitshiabu \u2013 Baku, Seiwald (Haidara, 81), Baumgartner (Kampl, 61), Raum (Lukeba, 81) \u2013 Xavi Simons (Gomis, 81) \u2013 Openda (Klostermann, 66), Sesko<br>\n<b>Bor. Dortmund: <\/b>Kobel \u2013 Anton, Can, Schlotterbeck, Ryerson (Chukwuemeka, 72) \u2013 Sabitzer (Bensebaini, 33), Groß \u2013 Adeyemi (Gittens, 72), Brandt, Beier \u2013 Guirassy<br>\n<b>Substitutes:<\/b> Vandevoordt, Nedeljkovic, Schlager, Vermeeren \u2013 Meyer, Couto, Özcan, Reyna, Duranville, Süle<b> <br>\n Goals:<\/b> 1-0 Simons (Sesko, 18), 2-0 Openda (Simons, 48)<br>\n<b>Corners:<\/b> 4-12 (1-2 at half-time), <b>chance ratio:<\/b> 7-13 (4-2)<br>\n<b>Referee:<\/b> Jöllenbeck (Freiburg), <b>yellow cards:<\/b> Raum, Haidara, Lukeba \u2013 Can, Ryerson, Chukwuemeka<br>\n<b>Attendance:<\/b> 47,800 (sold-out), <b>weather:<\/b> dry, 5 degrees<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p><i>Boris Rupert reporting from Leipzig<\/i><\/p>\n<p>BVB's attacking play was only good at the beginning and the end of the first period and they were deservedly behind at the break due to Xabi Simons' goal in the 18th minute. Openda and Baku were also denied by the woodwork. After the restart, Beier struck the crossbar and post in the space of two minutes. Openda had fired Leipzig into a 2-0 lead shortly beforehand (48). BVB were now going forward with purpose and creating chance after chance but were thwarted either by Gulacsi in the Leipzig goal or&nbsp;\u2013 for the third time in this match&nbsp;\u2013 by the woodwork (Adeyemi, 61).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The scenario:<\/b>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>\nSixth versus 10th.&nbsp;This was the first time both teams had gone into a head-to-head clash outside the top four in the table.&nbsp;The side from Saxony&nbsp;had won only one of their last nine league games, while the Black &amp; Yellows had only tasted victory on three occasions in that time period.&nbsp;Leipzig had not suffered more home defeats to any other club than they had to BVB (three up to that point).<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters:&nbsp; <br>\n <\/b>Borussia had travelled without Nmecha (fitness training) and Svensson, who has a knee injury, and lined up with the same team that had won (2-1) in Lille three days earlier.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/03/15/bl-spielbericht/93_Leipzig_2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"93_Leipzig_2-1742063138653\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Tactics: <\/b><br>\nThe formation was also the same as in Lille. Left-back Ryerson was positioned significantly further forward than Anton on the right flank in the 4-2-3-1.&nbsp;Groß mostly played level with Sabitzer. Leipzig took to the pitch in a 3-4-1-2 formation. Orban man-marked Guirassy, while Xavi Simons played behind the front two but played more left of centre than in the centre itself.<\/p>\n<p><b>The match &amp; analysis:<br>\n <\/b>BVB initially got stuck into the challenges and linked up nicely in attack on several occasions in the opening quarter of an hour. Guirassy registered a shot from 14 metres in the ninth minute, but it was too central and Gulacsi was able to make the save&nbsp;\u2013 albeit with some difficulty. Brandt asserted himself in midfield two minutes later and threaded the ball through to Adeyemi, who was stopped by two Leipzig players in the box.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/03/15/bl-spielbericht/93_Leipzig.jpg\" data-assetref=\"93_Leipzig-1742063173926\"><\/p>\n<p>This was followed by a spell of pressure from the hosts, however. Dortmund had issues dealing with diagonal balls. One such pass led to Openda hitting the bar in the 14th minute. Then Xavi fed Raum on the left flank. Kobel managed to parry his shot away but the rebound landed at the feet of Xavi, who struck the ball from the penalty spot and opened the scoring at 1-0 (18).<\/p>\n<p>Sabitzer had to come off the pitch with a knee injury on the half-hour mark. Bensebaini slotted into the left-back position, while Ryerson shifted over to the right \u2013 still postioned in front of Anton. Shortly afterwards, Baku hit the crossbar (35). It was only towards the end of the first period that BVB came back into the game more, getting into the opposition half more frequently and almost restoring parity at 1-1.&nbsp;But Adeyemi, who was played in by Schlotterbeck, was denied by a strong save from Gulacsi (45+2).<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/03/15/bl-spielbericht/93_Leipzig_3.jpg\" data-assetref=\"93_Leipzig_3-1742063182431\"><\/p>\n<p>The start to the second period was also promising. Beier went through on the right following a throw-in by Ryerson but could not find a team-mate in the box. Adeyemi's run had been tracked. A short while later Adeyemi crossed from the left to Guirassy, whose header missed the target (47). Leipzig won a corner at the other end and Simons delivered it towards the back post, where Openda met the ball with a volley into the top left corner to make it 2-0 (48). But BVB responded immediately. Beier literally hung in the air to reach Ryerson's cross but headed the ball against the bar (50). Two minutes later, Beier came close to scoring from a centre-left position in the box following build-up work from Schlotterbeck and Guirassy, but his effort rebounded off the outside of the post. Adeyemi then had an unobstructed view of goal from 14 metres but fired the ball well over the bar.<\/p>\n<p>Borussia Dortmund dominated the game at will in this period, winning the second balls and pushing to get a goal back, only to miss further great chances. After Brandt had won the ball, Adeyemi played it through to Guirassy, who found himself clean through on Gulacsi only to be denied by a sensational save from Leipzig's keeper (62). Two minutes later, Gulacsi turned a shot from Adeyemi onto the crossbar and then followed that up with another fine save from Ryerson (65). BVB could not make their chances count. An unchallenged Groß fired the ball over the goal from eight metres out after strong build-up play from Beier and Guirassy (76). Schlotterbeck went agonisingly close after a corner (79). The shot count was now 20-14 in favour of BVB, who had trailed Leipzig 12-5 in this metric after 45 minutes. Chukwuemeka and Beier were again kept out by Gulacsi (90+4).<\/p>\n<p><b>Outlook:&nbsp; <br>\n <\/b>A total of 14 players are now expected to link up with their national teams and will only return in the week prior to the next Bundesliga match. BVB will be up against 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 30 March (Sunday at 17:30 CET).<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/03/15/bl-spielbericht/93_Grafik.jpg\" data-assetref=\"93_Grafik-1742063092104\"><\/p>\n<h2>Teams &amp; goals<\/h2>\n<p><b>Bundesliga Matchday 26<br>\n Saturday 15 March 2025, 18:30 CET<br>\n LEIPZIG 2-0 (1-0) BORUSSIA DORTMUND<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Leipzig:<\/b> Gulacsi \u2013 Geertruida, Orban, Bitshiabu \u2013 Baku, Seiwald (Haidara, 81), Baumgartner (Kampl, 61), Raum (Lukeba, 81) \u2013 Xavi Simons (Gomis, 81) \u2013 Openda (Klostermann, 66), Sesko<br>\n<b>Bor. Dortmund: <\/b>Kobel \u2013 Anton, Can, Schlotterbeck, Ryerson (Chukwuemeka, 72) \u2013 Sabitzer (Bensebaini, 33), Groß \u2013 Adeyemi (Gittens, 72), Brandt, Beier \u2013 Guirassy<br>\n<b>Substitutes:<\/b> Vandevoordt, Nedeljkovic, Schlager, Vermeeren \u2013 Meyer, Couto, Özcan, Reyna, Duranville, Süle<b> <br>\n Goals:<\/b> 1-0 Simons (Sesko, 18), 2-0 Openda (Simons, 48)<br>\n<b>Corners:<\/b> 4-12 (1-2 at half-time), <b>chance ratio:<\/b> 7-13 (4-2)<br>\n<b>Referee:<\/b> Jöllenbeck (Freiburg), <b>yellow cards:<\/b> Raum, Haidara, Lukeba \u2013 Can, Ryerson, Chukwuemeka<br>\n<b>Attendance:<\/b> 47,800 (sold-out), <b>weather:<\/b> dry, 5 degrees<\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-4e754267a6","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"Dortmund fail to make chances count in 2-0 loss in Leipzig","exportedType":"text/plain"},"matchId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"matchId","title":"match id","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"data-layer":"{\"editable-4e754267a6\":{\"@type\":\"/apps/bvbweb/components/newssliderelements/editable\",\"linkUrl\":\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2025/3/15/Dortmund-fail-to-make-chances-count-in-2-0-loss-in-Leipzig.html\"}}","author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"alt":"93M_Leipzig.jpg","externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"-297834702","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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The Black &amp; Yellows will be looking to carry this momentum into their upcoming home game against Viktoria Köln (15 March). Kick-off at Stadion Rote Erde is at 14:00 CET on Saturday afternoon.<br>\n<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The Borussia Dortmund U23s pulled off a surprise on Wednesday evening by drawing 0-0 away to third-division leaders Dynamo Dresden. The Black & Yellows will be looking to carry this momentum into their upcoming home game against Viktoria Köln (15 March). Kick-off at Stadion Rote Erde is at 14:00 CET on Saturday afternoon.","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":"<p><b>Head-to-head record:<\/b>&nbsp;Borussia won the reverse fixture in Cologne in mid-October by a 5-3 scoreline, with five different players scoring for the Black &amp; Yellows: Franz Roggow, Antonio Foti, Ayman Azhil, Michael Eberwein and Babis Drakas. The Borussia Dortmund U23s have an almost even head-to-head record against Köln: BVB have won five times and Viktoria six, while there have been four draws.<\/p>\n<p><b>News from the U23 camp:<\/b>&nbsp;On the personnel front, coach Jan Zimmermann is not expecting any major changes compared to the game against Dresden, where he was without several players. Niklas Jessen is the only one who could realistically return. &quot;On Wednesday, I was missing almost an entire team that could be put on the pitch elsewhere and would have the quality for the third division.&nbsp;But the lads handled it really well. That's the reason why I like this team so much. It's a good squad with good characters,&quot; said Zimmermann. The draw against Dresden on Wednesday was important for the relegation battle the Black &amp; Yellow U23s find themselves in: after 28 rounds of matches, BVB are 14th in the table with a two-point cushion over 17th-placed SV Sandhausen. After the upcoming international break, there will be nine rounds of the season remaining.<\/p>\n<p><b>Stats and facts on the opposition:<\/b>&nbsp;Following two successive defeats, Viktoria&nbsp;Köln returned to winning ways by beating RW Essen 1-0 on home turf on Wednesday evening, with 1. FC Köln loan player&nbsp;Malek El Mala scoring the winner in the 83rd minute. That means Viktoria remain on the fringes of the promotion race: they currently have 43 points on the board and are six adrift of the promotion play-off place.&nbsp;Köln have scored 44 goals this season, 25 of which have come from their attacking duo of Serhat Güler and Lex Lobinger. &quot;Köln are very versatile on the ball and play with great focus. But the result on Wednesday has given us new energy \u2013 we want to show that on the pitch in this home game,&quot; said BVB coach Jan Zimmermann.<\/p>\n<p>Stadion Rote Erde will open its gates at 12.30 CET. Seated and standing tickets can be purchased via the <a href=\"https://www.ticket-onlineshop.com/ols/bvb/de/u23/channel/shop/index?utm_source=bvbde&amp;utm_medium=news&amp;utm_campaign=u23-tickets2425&amp;bvb_cid=u23-tickets2425\">Online Ticket Shop<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.magentasport.de/event/borussia-dortmund-ii-fc-viktoria-koeln/9960495\">MagentaSport<\/a> will broadcast live.<br>\n<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p><b>Head-to-head record:<\/b>&nbsp;Borussia won the reverse fixture in Cologne in mid-October by a 5-3 scoreline, with five different players scoring for the Black &amp; Yellows: Franz Roggow, Antonio Foti, Ayman Azhil, Michael Eberwein and Babis Drakas. The Borussia Dortmund U23s have an almost even head-to-head record against Köln: BVB have won five times and Viktoria six, while there have been four draws.<\/p>\n<p><b>News from the U23 camp:<\/b>&nbsp;On the personnel front, coach Jan Zimmermann is not expecting any major changes compared to the game against Dresden, where he was without several players. Niklas Jessen is the only one who could realistically return. &quot;On Wednesday, I was missing almost an entire team that could be put on the pitch elsewhere and would have the quality for the third division.&nbsp;But the lads handled it really well. That's the reason why I like this team so much. It's a good squad with good characters,&quot; said Zimmermann. The draw against Dresden on Wednesday was important for the relegation battle the Black &amp; Yellow U23s find themselves in: after 28 rounds of matches, BVB are 14th in the table with a two-point cushion over 17th-placed SV Sandhausen. After the upcoming international break, there will be nine rounds of the season remaining.<\/p>\n<p><b>Stats and facts on the opposition:<\/b>&nbsp;Following two successive defeats, Viktoria&nbsp;Köln returned to winning ways by beating RW Essen 1-0 on home turf on Wednesday evening, with 1. FC Köln loan player&nbsp;Malek El Mala scoring the winner in the 83rd minute. That means Viktoria remain on the fringes of the promotion race: they currently have 43 points on the board and are six adrift of the promotion play-off place.&nbsp;Köln have scored 44 goals this season, 25 of which have come from their attacking duo of Serhat Güler and Lex Lobinger. &quot;Köln are very versatile on the ball and play with great focus. But the result on Wednesday has given us new energy \u2013 we want to show that on the pitch in this home game,&quot; said BVB coach Jan Zimmermann.<\/p>\n<p>Stadion Rote Erde will open its gates at 12.30 CET. 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