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Christian Pulisic insists that Borussia Dortmund will not abandon its 2018/19 World Championship title in the Bundesliga, despite being four points behind Bayern Munich after being tied 2-2 by Werder Bremen of the 32nd day.
Dortmund conceded a 2-0 lead in Bremen and must now win his last two matches of the season against Fortuna Düsseldorf (m) and Borussia Mönchengladbach (a), while hoping that Bayern will not take more than one. meeting with RB Leipzig (a) and Eintracht Frankfurt (h).
Nothing more than the defending champions – who have a far greater goal difference – and BVB's dream of winning a first Bundesliga title since 2012 will be over.
"We will never give up," said Pulisic bundesliga.com Dortmund lost points for the seventh time in 2019. "We know we can do our part now, and there is only Bayern that loses a few games, but we will never give up."
Watch: Christian Pulisic looks at the draw between Dortmund and Bremen
Dortmund seemed to be competing for a comfortable win at the Weser Stadium after Pulisic and Paco Alcacer's goals in the first half, but Bremen responded in an expensive five-minute run in the second half. Goalkeeper Roman Bürki tried to deceive substitute Kevin Möhwald before Manuel Akanji, captain of the day, was punished for yielding the ball into his own zone to Claudio Pizarro, the former Bayern striker.
For Pulisic – who only had his seventh start of the season in the Bundesliga, in the absence of suspended captain Marco Reus – it was a real match for two.
"It was a very tough match today, admitted the US International, aged 20." We had a great first half, but we did not come out with the same energy, the same intensity in the second half. I do not know what it was. We just let them play their game. It's a good team and we have to win it at the end of the first half. "
Pulisic was arguably the best Dortmund player on the field against Bremen. – imago images / Team 2
As a professional, Pulisic would never discuss his own performance at such a disappointing evening for the Dortmund collective – but that does not mean we can not. The Chelsea striker opened the scoring with a rather bright solo race and finish. He also covered more ground (7.6 km), earned more tackles (19) and attempted more shots on goal (six) than any other BVB player.
In simple terms, it was Pulisic at its best: direct, energetic and a real nuisance in the last third. Once again Reus dismissed against Fortuna, Captain America can expect to play another leading role during the difficult period of the Black Yellows. This is one of the stars that explains why Dortmund is still trying to catch up with Bayern – even if the mathematicians favor the champions of the record.
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