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Borussia Dortmund has reached its first major stage goal without shining and has qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
The BVB drew 0-0 against the Belgian champions, Brugge FC, the necessary point to withdraw for the eighth time in the knockout stages of the queen clbad, in the distant duel against Atletico Madrid for the group's victory, but Dortmund now counts on Schützenhilfe.
"It was a very difficult game and not good for us.We did not find the gap, but the qualification for the last sixteen is the first," said sports director Michael Zorc. sky,
BVB needs the badistance of a contactor for the first place
BVB must win its last group match on December 11th at AS Monaco and hope at the same time that Atletico gets a slippage against Bruges, otherwise a supposedly more difficult opponent would be threatened in the second round. (The group A table)
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Despite the missed victory against Bruges in front of 66,099 spectators, Dortmund was compensated for the completely missed preseason of the Champions League, while Westphalia retired with only two meager points in the group stage. (Schedule and results)
BVB bites in Bruges
On Wednesday, the omens were completely different. As leaders of the Bundesliga, the Dortmunds had confidence in themselves. They already knew that one point against Brugge would be enough for eighth place in the final standings of the playoff category. As a result, Dortmund initially spared the significant risk and very much wanted control. (The game to read in TICKER)
FC Brugge, whom BVB coach Lucien Favre called "very, very difficult" in the race, was very defensive and ran only 35 meters in front of goal. Thus, the BVB did not have the space needed to raise its dreaded combination game at the highest speed.
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Nevertheless, Favre's team found holes several times when she let the balloon spin quickly. After Christian Pulisic had awarded two options (10 and 30), captain Marco Reus suddenly appeared in front of the visitors' goal, but missed a few inches (32 ").
Piszczek hoists himself on the turntable
The striker Paco Alcacer, who had recently made a sensation as a joker, ran from the start. The Spaniard replaced Mario Götze in the center, but initially had little attachment to the match. On the other hand, defender Lukasz Piszczek, who finished his 45th Champions League match for Dortmund, became the only BVB record holder in the Premier League who is used to the match.
Also in the second round of Dortmund, the action was decisive and the guests were left in part for a few minutes. But they lacked the ideas, pace and spirit that the Bundesliga often shows serious trouble for the Belgian defenders. Even the remarkable Pulisic was found stuck in a solo.
Favres Joker does not sting
During this phase, the BVB has now made some minor mistakes in the construction and has repeatedly urged the Belgians to counter-attack. But Abdou Diallo's failed pbad and a mistake by Dan-Axel Zagadou went unpunished. In addition, because Captain Reus has further compensated for several losses.
In the finals, BVB coach Favre had, among other things, brought the shooting star Jadon Sancho (73 years), so that the unfortunate European champion Raphael Guerreiro badures the third victory .
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