Dortmund's shock defeat: Trainer Nuri Sahin speaks of joke!

On Friday evening, Borussia Dortmund lost 2: 3 in the Westfalenstadion Bayer Leverkusen and had to accept the first defeat of the season. Trainer Nuri Şahin had to fight with considerable personnel problems because six players were at short notice due to illness. This led to a weakened defense that could only offer a trained central defender, Yannik Lührs. Foreign defender Julian Ryerson had to play in central defense, while the battered Almugera Kabar also stood on the pitch.

After 25 seconds, Nathan Tella scored the first goal for Leverkusen. Patrik Schick followed with two more goals in the 8th and 19th minute. Jamie Gittens shortened the deficit for Dortmund four minutes after fate, but the Italian restored the old distance within a short time. Serhou Guirassy scored a goal for the hosts in the 80th minute, but the rearing was too late to save a point. Sahin criticized his team's defensive performance and emphasized that the goals were too easy.

effects of defeat

This defeat marks the first home game from Dortmund, which has been lost since April 2024. The BVB had a lot of possession of the ball, but overall could not act dangerous enough on the offensive. Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel described the defeat as "extremely bitter". In addition to the players already mentioned, Nico Schlotterbeck and Pascal, who is missing due to a lock, are currently not in the squad. Managing Director Lars Ricken appealed to the team to achieve a point cut of over two points per game for the rest of the season to realize the Champions League destination.

In the last games, Dortmund has only collected 25 points after 16 games, which continues to keep the situation tense. Coach Şahin now hopes for a rapid recovery of the sick players to set up the defensive more stable on the next encounters. The next game for Dortmund will be against Holstein Kiel on Tuesday.