Modest Last Minute: BVB wins a point against FC Bayern

Munich misses the lead

Borussia Dortmund celebrated an unexpected comeback in the Bundesliga top game and spoiled the at least temporary jump to the top of the table for arch-rivals FC Bayern Munich. The only 17-year-olds Youssoufa Moukoko (74th) and Anthony Modeste (90th + 4) saved BVB 2-2 (0-1) against the Munich series champions, still tied, and thus turned the eighth defeat in the league. in a row against FCB.

FC Bayern had already been a sure winner with goals from Leon Goretzka (33rd) and Leroy Sané (53rd). Curious: Both scorers were born in the Ruhr area, as a former Schalke player the games against Dortmund have always been special for them.

Current leaders Union Berlin, who are due to play in Stuttgart, or SC Freiburg with a win at Hertha could overtake Bayern and BVB by four points on Sunday. With Alphonso Davies, who came to the clinic with a suspected concussion, and Matthijs de Ligt, who caught himself in the thigh, two Bayern professionals also had to be replaced injured. Davies was kicked in the head with his (Site notre bureau spécialisé) by Dortmund’s Jew Bellingham. The Englishman, who had received a warning, was lucky that referee Deniz Aytekin ruled the action unintentional. But the Munich Kingsley Coman saw the yellow-red card in the last minute for repeated fault (90th).

As expected, Mats Hummels was fit after his cold and was also part of Dortmund’s starting XI, but none of the national defenders Nico Schlotterbeck and Niklas Süle had to give up. “We decided to let all three play. Then you’ll see what it looks like, » coach Edin Terzic said on Sky when asked if he would play with a string of three. So the answer only came at kick-off: the BVB played with a full-back four, Süle, who came from Munich in the summer, played with right-back.

At Bayern, where sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic did not travel due to a flu infection, Joshua Kimmich entered the squad after surviving the corona infection, but not in the starting XI. Then he came on the break. It was already clear in advance that Thomas Müller would be out after his corona infection. Just like with BVB captain Marco Reus, who also has a cold in addition to his ligament injury.

Referee Aytekin, who comes from the state of Bavaria, but more precisely from Franconia, and who also refereed a few Bayern games before, tried to nip in the bud all the typical nicknames of this duel. Contrary to his rather generous and communicative manner, he showed the first yellow card against Munich’s Marcel Sabitzer after just 85 seconds. But the referee put himself under pressure. After 13 minutes, he had already issued three warnings.

But that’s not the only reason the game got off to a bad start in front of 81,365 spectators. Both teams seemed nervous, or at least tense. The game was intense, but both didn’t take too many risks and often played too imprecisely at the crucial moment. The first corner came after 17 minutes for Bayern, the first shot on goal four minutes later by Dortmund’s Donyell Malen was just one for the stats. Raphael Guerreiro offered the first chance to BVB, whose diagonal shot from 18 meters was stopped by Manuel Neuer (30th). Then the people of Munich got their first – and used it cold. Malen and Salih Özcan attacked Goretzka too timidly and scored with a well-placed low shot from 18 yards.

At the break, Terzic ended the experiment with the three central defenders. Hummels left the pitch, Marius Wolf was at least an experienced right-back who also had BVB’s best chance so far (47th). Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann made three changes at half-time, knocking out hapless striker Serge Gnabry and ordering Sadio Mane in the lead. The Senegalese also had a huge chance, but he missed the empty goal at eight meters (49th). Two minutes later, Fort Sané made it 0:2. This clarified the balance of power.

But the BVB did not give up. Terzic brought forward Anthony Modeste, which paid off. The former Cologne player sent the ball to Moukoko just five minutes after coming on, who gave Neuer no chance with a well-placed shot. And shortly after, Modeste had a huge opportunity to equalize because he did not hit the ball well from close range (83rd). But he did it better in the very last action with his head.

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