Borussia Dortmund ended their 11-game winless streak in the Der Klassiker as they beat Bayern Munich 2-0 at the Allianz Arena on Saturday evening. The result means that Thomas Tuchel’s side are now 13 points behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen with eight games remaining and have virtually ceded their Bundesliga title.
Karim Adeyemi opened the scoring for the visitors in the 10th minute with a fine shot in the bottom corner. Mats Hummels then dragged his shot just wide, missing the opportunity to give his side a 2-0 lead. Having fallen behind, Bayern did everything possible to get back in the game by dominating possession and looking to garner goal-scoring opportunities.
Harry Kane missed a glorious opportunity in the 23rd minute at the far post but the English striker inexplicably flicked his header wide from just six yards out. Eric Dier then had his effort saved right off the line as Dortmund went into the halftime whistle with their noses in front.
Dortmund down Bayern in convincing style
Dortmund started confidently after the break and had two decent chances to extend their lead. First Mattias De Light slid in to present Adeyemi his second goal of the day and a minute later, Sven Ulreich made a stunning save to deny Felix Nmecha’s effort from inside the box. Tuchel made three attacking changes at the hour mark bringing on Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry, and Mathys Tel. That certainly helped Bayern become more aggressive and stretched Dortmund on the wings. With seven minutes left, Dortmund finally doubled their lead after a period of constant Bayern pressure, as Julian Ryerson scored with a wonderful effort.
Bayern did have the ball in the back of the net in the 89th minute as Kane headed in, but VAR intervened to chalk the goal off.
A frustrating night for the defending Champions finally came to an end as Dortmund won their first game at the Allianz Arena in almost 10 years, their last being in April 2014. The visitors,…
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Author : Tamojit Chakraborty
Publish date : 2024-03-30 21:34:54
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