Borussia Dortmund showed on Saturday evening that they can keep up with FC Bayern. This time it was above all the will of the players that led to the deserved 2-2 draw. This is how we rate the performance of BVB professionals.
TW – Alex Meyer – Grade: 4/10: Could have probably gotten the ball with better positioning on the first goal. When he conceded the second goal, his save was simply too weak. LV – Raphael Guerreiro – Rating: 7/10: With his forward drive and his dangerous long-range shots, he repeatedly caused danger in the opposing half-field. IV – Nico Schlotterbeck – Grade: 8/10: Brought the dramatic equalizer with a buttery cross fantastically, and defensively he was only slightly guilty. IV – Mats Hummels – Rating: 6/10: Was surprisingly in the starting XI, but according to the Ruhr News, the 33-year-old defense chief had to be replaced at half-time due to circulatory problems. His action probably came too soon. RV – Niklas Süle – Rating: 6/10: Had to temporarily occupy the right flank due to Thomas Meunier’s short-term absence. Defensively he withstood the opponent to some extent, but unsurprisingly little came from him offensively. Moved into the middle in the second half.
ZM – Salih Özcan – Grade: 5/10: I’ve had better games in BVB dress before. Rarely was he able to stop Bayern counterattacks and was not an offensive factor. Was therefore substituted after 53 minutes. ZM – Emre Can – Note: 6/10: Was able to compensate for his sluggishness and footballing deficits with his experience and aggressiveness and was therefore a defensive factor in particular. ZM – Jude Bellingham – Grade: 6/10: Was lucky that his dangerous game against Alphonso Davies in the first half was not punished with a second yellow card. Not a brilliant game for the Englishman, but a solid performance.
LA – Julian Brandt – Grade: 6/10: Was often on his own in counterattacks, which led to ball losses, especially in the later stages of the game. With his excellent technique on the ball, Brandt remains a player who should always be on the screen in Dortmund.ST – Youssoufa Moukoko – Rating: 8/10: Was noticeably strong in the beginning when pressing and thus repeatedly put the opponent under pressure. Afterwards he rewarded himself with a great goal to make it 1:2. Was substituted just before the end of the game, possibly because he was injured. RA – Donyell Malen – Grade: 5/10: The Dutchman continues to struggle to use his speed to his advantage. He hardly posed any danger on the wing and was therefore substituted in the 70th minute.
RV – Marius Wolf – Grade: 6/10: Almost scored a goal from a deflected shot shortly after the start of the second half, then had difficulties with Kingsley Coman on the wing. RA – Karim Adeyemi – Grade: 7/10: Extremely dangerous on the wing after being substituted on. Left his opponent Josip Stanisic in the dust with a powerful move and almost scored when Anthony Modeste missed his big chance. ST – Anthony Modeste – Grade: 8/10: The man of the evening. Set up Moukoko’s 2-1 and scored the last-second equaliser. No one will blame him for missing a 100 percent chance before that. Eden Hazard – Unrated
This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Nach Bayern-Drama: The scores of the BVB professionals.
