Leader Dortmund beaten for the first time

Three times they had turned a Halftime deficit into a victory. A fourth Time, Lucien Favre's poker tactics didn't work - although the Joker Jadon Sancho and Paco Alcacer once again setting the tone. The latter scored in the 81. Minute his tenth goal as a substitute. The header on cross from Lukasz Piszczek and assist by Sancho was, however, only the 1:2.

A top-class goal of the düsseldorf center's Jean room after an hour proved to be a preliminary decision. The full chip shot from 20 metres was for Roman Bürki untenable. Manuel Akanji was no longer at this time on the court. The Swiss national defender remained because of adductor problems in the second half, outside. The guide hits Dodi Lukebakio in the 22. Minute after a counterattack.

For Lucien Favre, it was in the 16th century. Game the first defeat of Dortmund in the championship. Because the first pursuers Borussia Mönchengladbach against the other Nuremberg gave no nakedness, was reduced to the comfortable edge of the previously six times in a row, winning the autumn champion, to six points. Bayern Munich back on Wednesday with a home win against RB Leipzig is also on six points. On Friday, the BVB receives in addition Mönchengladbach.

Flawless home record

The company may, before the annual financial statements, BVB have a very positive Hinrunden-balance sheet. A game before the four-week break, the team of coach Dieter Hecking and the Swiss quintet, Yann Sommer, Nico Elvedi, Michael Lang, Denis Zakaria and Josip Drmic on a Champions League place in the new year is slipping. The secure 2:0 against Nürnberg was the eighth victory in the eighth home game. Better Gladbach home is cut off.

Against the weakest defense of the League table second showed only an initial effort. After a deflected shot on to the crossbar of the private gate in the first minutes the home team took over but apparently in control. Alassane Pléa, twice the eye-catching Zakaria and Thorgan Hazard with a arrogant over the gate gelupften foul penalty awarded to the first first marriage Hazard ausbügelte his slip-up at the beginning of the second half with the opening goal. For the top clubs courted the Belgians, it was the 9. The hit and the 15. Torbeteiligung in the Bundesliga-first half of the season. In the closing minutes Pléa was also 9. Times successfully.

For Nico Elvedi ended for the last home game of the calendar year with a humming skull. The national defender was in an air duel is a space-wound and had 20 minutes before the end of the replacement.

Düsseldorf - Dortmund 2:1 (1:0). - 52'000 viewers. - Goals: 22. Lukebakio 1:0. 56. Room 2:0. 81. Alcacer 2:1. - Remarks: Dortmund Bürki and Akanji (to 45.), without Hitz (replacement).

Mönchengladbach - Nürnberg 2:0 (0:0). - 42'323 viewers. - Goals: 47. Hazard 1:0. 86. Pléa 2:0. - Remarks: Mönchengladbach with summer, Elvedi (up to 73.), Long (75.) and Zakaria, without Drmic (replacement). 5. Deflected shot by Fuchs (Nuremberg, Germany) on to the crossbar. 45. Hazard (Gladbach, Germany) misses foul penalty.

Hertha Berlin - Augsburg 2:2 (2:2). - 27'939 viewers. - Tore: 8. Hinteregger 0:1. 28. Leckie 1:1. 31. Duda 2:1. 31. Koo 2:2. Remarks: Hertha with Lustenberger.

Wolfsburg - Stuttgart 2:0 (2:0). - 21'780 viewers. - Goals: 24. Guilavogui 1:0. 44. Weghorst 2:0. Comments: Wolfsburg with Mehmedi (up to 85.) and Steffen (85.).

ranking: 1. Borussia Dortmund 16/39 (42:17). 2. Borussia Mönchengladbach 16/33 (35:16). 3. Bayern Munich 15/30 (32:18). 4. RB Leipzig 15/28 (28:14). 5. Eintracht Frankfurt 15/26 (32:18). 6. Wolfsburg 16/25 (24:20). 7. Hertha Berlin 16/24 (25:24). 8. Hoffenheim 15/23 (30:21). 9. Werder Bremen 15/21 (25:25). 10. Mainz 05 15/19 (14:19). 11. Bayer Leverkusen 15/18 (21:27). 12. SC Freiburg 15/17 (19:24). 13. Schalke 04 15/15 (16:21). 14. Augsburg 16/15 (23:26). 15. Fortuna Düsseldorf 16/15 (18:33). 16. VfB Stuttgart 16/14 (11:32). 17. 1. FC Nürnberg 16/11 (14:37). 18. Hannover 96 15/10 (16:33). (sda)

Created: 18.12.2018, 22:48 PM