Dortmund's away curse: Shock defeat against Wolfsburg before Christmas!
Dortmund's away curse: Shock defeat against Wolfsburg before Christmas!
On the evening of December 22, 2024, the eagerly awaited duel between VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund took place in the Bundesliga. While the Borussians under coach Nuri Sahin were confronted with a sobering start of the season - only two points from six away games and three draws in a row - Wolfsburg came up with an impressive home form and previously won four of the last five league games. As Wett base did not have been optimistic this season, since they had already won against BVB in the DFB-Pokal. A victory of the Dortmund would also have had importance for their ambitions in the upper third of the table, which increased the tension in this duel.
In a furious first round, however, Borussia Dortmund showed her class: within just six minutes the team scored three goals. Donyell Malen opened the round, followed by Maximilian Beier, who scored the second goal with a Schlenzer, and finally again Beier, who prepared the third goal. However, Wolfsburg was not discouraged and fought back in the second half. As TAG24 reported in the 58th minute 1: 3. Particularly dramatic: Dortmund had to finish the game due to a red card for Pascal, who committed an emergency brake.The game illustrated the two faces of the teams: Dortmund started dominant, but revealed weaknesses on the defensive and when dealing with pressure situations. Wolfsburg's courageous resources made the outcome of the game exciting, and the Dortmunders are still under pressure to improve their away balance sheet and to free themselves from the lower half of the table. The encounter was not only the last game of the year for both teams, but also had an impact on their season goals, while for BVB the results will be decisive in the coming weeks.
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