Dortmund’s Derby hero comes straight from quarantine
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Borussia Dortmund wins the Revierderby against a completely hopeless Schalke 04, but scores his goals late. Defender Manuel Akanji, of all people, breaks the spell.
Borussia Dortmund played FC Schalke 04 3-0 (0-0) against the wall in the Revierderby. The guests never had a chance and were well served with the result.
Dortmund were far superior, but missed for a long time to use one of the numerous chances to score. The spell was then broken by someone who had just rejoined the team. After a corner, Manuel Akanji took the BVB lead (55th).
The Swiss had been infected with the corona virus on an international trip and then had to spend two weeks in quarantine. Now he was back in the starting line-up and scored only his second goal in his 69th Bundesliga game.
“We didn’t let anything burn and played patiently up front,” said Akanji. “That was a good performance from us. We stood very well after losing the ball, I’m happy with our performance. “
“It’s nice to score a goal and help the team,” said the Swiss, who said about his Corona break: “It was a difficult time, unfortunately I had to stay at home and accept the rules. Fortunately, I was doing very well. “
Emre Can in domestic isolation
His return was eagerly awaited, mainly due to the recently weakening defense, BVB lost 3-1 in the Champions League at Lazio Rome. Especially since Emre Can, another defensive player who tested positive, is currently in domestic isolation and could not play against Schalke.
Can was not needed against Schalke, the guests did not have a real chance to score. And Akanji’s hit opened the floodgates behind. Just six minutes after the lead, Erling Haaland made it 2-0, defender Mats Hummels headed the final point.
Schalke have been waiting for a win for 21 Bundesliga games (seven draws, 14 defeats) – in Bundesliga history only Tasmania Berlin remained without a win in 1965/66 (31 games).
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