The vice-leader Borussia Dortmund achieved an important 3-2 victory in his visit to Hoffenheim (now 6th) and was provisionally three points behind leaders Bayern Munich, this Saturday for the 20th round of the Bundesliga.
“It’s a great result for us, Hoffenheim are a very strong team,” Dortmund coach Marco Rose said after the game.
Bayern will visit Hertha Berlin on Sunday (13th), against whom they will have the opportunity to regain the six-point advantage with which they started this match.
Last weekend, Borussia Dortmund had already played before Bayern and won (5-1 against Freiburg), but the Munich giant did not feel the pressure and responded a day later with a 4-0 rout away from home. against Cologne. The question now is whether Julian Nagelsmann’s team will show that mental solidity again.
Borussia Dortmund amended their third consecutive victory in the German championship and, above all, managed to regain their smile after the great disappointment suffered on Tuesday, when they were eliminated by St Pauli (from the 2nd division) in the round of 16 of the German Cup.
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— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) January 22, 2022
complicated days
For Hoffenheim, the week was catastrophic: before Saturday’s defeat they had lost 2-1 to Union Berlin in the previous round and on Wednesday they were thrashed 4-1 at home to Freiburg and were also eliminated in the round of 16. German Cup final.
Hoffenheim had started the round in fourth place, inside the Champions League zone, and now leaves it dropping to sixth position.
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