The Dortmund professionals mastered the difficult walk in front of the Yellow Wall with remorse. Even the most loyal fans in the south stand whistled at their team. Although the 2:3 (2:1) against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim was the first defeat of the year, the frustration was unyielding.
Julian Brandt expressed understanding for the displeasure of most fans: “Based on the way the game was going, I can understand the whistles.” Visibly upset, the national soccer player added: “I’m tired of defeats and draws. We have to win as quickly as possible.”
To the annoyance of everyone involved, BVB was unable to take advantage of the opportunity in the fight for the Champions League places and was unable to capitalize on the defeat of their pursuers from Leipzig in Munich (1:2) and the draw of the third-place team from Stuttgart against Cologne (1 :1) hit. “This is very disappointing. We wanted to take an important step forward in order to take fourth place even more clearly into our hands,” complained coach Edin Terzic. “We have to attribute this defeat to ourselves because we have shown our opponents that something is going on here.”
His team seemed to be on the right track after falling behind early on thanks to Ihlas Bebou (2nd) and led 2-1 at the break thanks to goals from Donyell Malen (21st) and Nico Schlotterbeck (25th). But the unquestionable performance in the second half with the double strike from Maximilian Beier (61st/64th) resulted in the third defeat at home. Midfielder Brandt found clear words: “It was an absolutely pointless game, it was totally unnecessary. We brought an opponent back to life with sloppy balls. That’s crazy.”
