Borussia Dortmund took advantage of FC Bayern’s blunder and is leading the table with a two-point lead over Munich in the last matchday of the Bundesliga. One day after the German record champions lost 3-1 against Leipzig, BVB won 3-0 (0-0) at FC Augsburg after a good 50 minutes on Sunday and can hope for their first championship title since 2012 after ten years of Bayern dominance.
Sébastien Haller (58th and 84th minute) and Julian Brandt (90+3) scored the redeeming goals for BVB. With a home win against Mainz on Saturday, Borussia can complete the ninth German championship in the club’s history. Munich will then play in Cologne. Augsburg must continue to tremble for relegation. The advantage over the relegation place is two points.
In terms of mood, the BVB fans who traveled with them had the Augsburg Arena, which was sold out with 30,660 people, firmly in black and yellow hands. “Only BVB will be German champions,” it echoed unmistakably from the away block in the opening minutes and shortly before the end. The atmosphere had an effect on Dortmund, who, even without their midfield driver Jude Bellingham, who injured his knee, pushed FCA well into their own half.
The Borussia teamed up again and again via Karim Adeyemi through the home team’s holey midfield, which is well worth seeing. Only at the end did Edin Terzic’s team act too imprecisely at first. Haller (20′) and Julian Brandt (28’/33′) both failed because FCA keeper Tomas Koubek was in a strong mood again.
Just as Augsburg was gradually easing the constant pressure from Dortmund, Enrico Maassen’s team punished themselves. Felix Uduokhai (38′) saw the red card after an emergency brake against Donyell Malen. A hard, but entirely justifiable decision. National player Niklas Süle headed the subsequent free kick to the post. The goal shot statistics clearly spoke for Dortmund with 16:1 in the first half. But the guests were initially unable to break the defensive bar of the passionately defending Augsburg.
FC Bayern’s hopes for the eleventh championship in a row grew again at this point. After the break, BVB besieged the Augsburg penalty area every minute. The hosts initially played for a draw and fell far back into their own half. Raphael Guerreiro (52), who had started for Bellingham, missed a long-range shot just wide. Emre Can hit the inside post.
When Haller scored the redeeming lead after a blatant defensive error by Maximilian Bauer, the emotions also burst out of the Swiss. The black and yellow party in the guest block has really started. Maassen reacted and brought on two strikers in Mergim Berisha and Irvin Cardona.
Both revived the Augsburg offensive game significantly. Cardona had the best chance for the Fuggerstadt team in the 63rd, but was denied by Kobel. Suddenly Dortmund defended and FCA kept attacking. Too late. BVB not only brought the result over time, but made it clear in the end – and has one hand on the championship trophy.
