Borussia Dortmund skipped to a 4-2 win at Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday, spoiling Xabi Alonso’s last match in the home dugout while improving their Champions League really hopes. The visitors originated from one down as Jeremie Frimpong’s very early strike was negated by objectives from Julian Brandt, Julian Ryerson, Karim Adeyemi and Serhou Guirassy. Alonso, who took Leverkusen to a league and cup double in 2014 in his first full period accountable, revealed his approaching separation from the club on Friday, with Genuine Madrid the Spaniard’s likely destination.
Leverkusen’s title protection fizzled out with a 2-2 draw at Freiburg last Sunday, however the home followers were in a celebratory mood, one year after Alonso took them to a very first league title in their 120-year history.Prior to the video game, Leverkusen celebrated Alonso’s time at the club as fans shouted ‘Danke Xabi’ and held up placards with pictures of the Basque instructor, yet Dortmund were in no state of mind to celebrate.
The hosts controlled the opening period, pinning Dortmund in their own fifty percent. Only some spectacular saves from Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, who made seven stops before half-time alone, kept Leverkusen at bay.Leverkusen’s stress finally told with 31 mins gone when Florian Wirtz waltzed via the penalty location, attracted three defenders before laying the ball off to Frimpong who curled a fired into the top corner.
Dortmund had hardly left their own half yet the objective trembled them to life. The visitors equalised 2 minutes later, Adeyemi reducing the sphere back for Brandt to hammer home.Brandt crafted Dortmund’s 2nd two minutes prior to the break, winning a round near the sideline and finding a cross to Pascal Gross, that swivelled and teed up Ryerson to drive a low shot right into the net.Both Adeyemi and Guirassy, that each scored dental braces in last week’s 4-0 clunk of Wolfsburg, got on the scoresheet in the area of 4 second-half minutes.Guirassy currently has 33 goals from 44 video games in his very first period in Dortmund.
Wirtz, that has been related to a summertime departure, laid on a late consolation objective for Jonas Hofmann in standstill time.Alonso will certainly train Leverkusen one more time, in following week’s game at Mainz, yet Leverkusen can not complete any greater or less than second.Dortmund currently rest one factor behind fourth-placed Freiburg, with another game to play.
Later on Sunday, Eintracht Frankfurt can shore up a Champions League spot when they host St Pauli, while German Mug finalists Stuttgart play at home to Augsburg.
Leverkusen’s title protection fizzled out with a 2-2 draw at Freiburg last Sunday, however the home followers were in a celebratory mood, one year after Alonso took them to a very first league title in their 120-year history.Prior to the video game, Leverkusen celebrated Alonso’s time at the club as fans shouted ‘Danke Xabi’ and held up placards with pictures of the Basque instructor, yet Dortmund were in no state of mind to celebrate.
The hosts controlled the opening period, pinning Dortmund in their own fifty percent. Only some spectacular saves from Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, who made seven stops before half-time alone, kept Leverkusen at bay.Leverkusen’s stress finally told with 31 mins gone when Florian Wirtz waltzed via the penalty location, attracted three defenders before laying the ball off to Frimpong who curled a fired into the top corner.
Dortmund had hardly left their own half yet the objective trembled them to life. The visitors equalised 2 minutes later, Adeyemi reducing the sphere back for Brandt to hammer home.Brandt crafted Dortmund’s 2nd two minutes prior to the break, winning a round near the sideline and finding a cross to Pascal Gross, that swivelled and teed up Ryerson to drive a low shot right into the net.Both Adeyemi and Guirassy, that each scored dental braces in last week’s 4-0 clunk of Wolfsburg, got on the scoresheet in the area of 4 second-half minutes.Guirassy currently has 33 goals from 44 video games in his very first period in Dortmund.
Wirtz, that has been related to a summertime departure, laid on a late consolation objective for Jonas Hofmann in standstill time.Alonso will certainly train Leverkusen one more time, in following week’s game at Mainz, yet Leverkusen can not complete any greater or less than second.Dortmund currently rest one factor behind fourth-placed Freiburg, with another game to play.
Later on Sunday, Eintracht Frankfurt can shore up a Champions League spot when they host St Pauli, while German Mug finalists Stuttgart play at home to Augsburg.