There were no master chants from the ranks this time, but lots of applause. Even though Borussia Dortmund is still a point behind leaders FC Bayern, the team found new courage in the Bundesliga title fight with a splendid 6-0 (3-0) win over VfL Wolfsburg. “Unfortunately, we don’t have it in our own hands. But we want to and I’m convinced that we’ll win the next few games,” said double goalscorer Karim Adeyemi. Led by the outstanding Adeyemi and Jude Bellingham, BVB made a statement in the title fight with the highest win of the season.
“All in all it was a top performance from us,” said coach Edin Terzic. In front of 81,365 spectators in the sold-out Signal Iduna Park, Adeyemi (14th/59th minute), Sébastien Haller (29th), Donyell Malen (37th) and Bellingham (54th/86th) scored the deserved victory on Sunday. BVB can continue to hope for a happy ending in the championship duel with leaders FC Bayern. “Nothing has been decided for a long time,” said Emre Can. “The faith is definitely still there.” Terzic demanded: “We just have to keep at it.”
With three games left against Mönchengladbach, in Augsburg and against Mainz, the Revierclub still has to hope for a blunder from the defending champion. At least he withstood the test of nerves and followed suit the day after Bayern’s 2-1 win in Bremen.
On the other hand, the wolves missed the leap into the European Cup ranks after two previous wins. “We were inferior in every respect today,” said sports director Sebastian Schindzielorz on the DAZN streaming service. Coach Niko Kovac said: “We didn’t have a chance today. You have to accept that, forget it quickly and continue next week.”
