The Dortmund cheers were huge. © APA/afp / INA FASSBENDER
The final whistle was like a relief. The BVB professionals were exhausted but happy after their 2-1 tremor against St. Pauli.
18 October 2024
From: dpa/det
For the time being, Borussia Dortmund is spared further uncomfortable discussions about an early exit from the Bundesliga title race. Two weeks after the much-discussed defeat at Union Berlin (1:2), coach Nuri Sahin’s team got rid of their frustration. But she only reconciled her critics with her lackluster success to a limited extent.
“The victory is important for us. That’s all that matters,” said Dortmund playmaker Julian Brandt on DAZN. Thanks to goals from Ramy Bensebaini (43rd minute) and Serhou Guirassy (83rd) in front of 81,365 spectators in the sold-out Signal Park, BVB climbed to fourth place, at least for one day. However, the appearance was only of limited use as encouragement for the new edition of the last Champions League final on Tuesday (9 p.m.) at Real Madrid.
Serhou Guirassy scored for Borussia Dortmund. © ANSA / FRIEDEMANN VOGEL
Although the Kiezkickers had to accept their fifth defeat in their seventh game of the season, they proved to be uncomfortable opponents and were close to a draw after Eric Smith’s equalizer (78th). “The aftertaste is initially bitter after the game. I think it would have been more possible,” said striker Johannes Eggestein.
| SP | G | U | V | TV | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Bayern Munich | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20:7 | 14 |
| 2. RB Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9:2 | 14 |
| 3. Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14:9 | 13 |
| 4. Drill. Dortmund | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14:12 | 13 |
| 5. SC Freiburg | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9:7 | 12 |
| 6. Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16:12 | 11 |
| 7. 1. FC Union Berlin | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:4 | 11 |
| 8. VfB Stuttgart | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15:11 | 9 |
| 9. 1. FC Heidenheim | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10:8 | 9 |
| 10. FSV Mainz 05 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11:10 | 8 |
| 11. Werder Bremen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8:12 | 8 |
| 12. VfL Wolfsburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13:12 | 7 |
| 13. FC Augsburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9:15 | 7 |
| 14. Bor. M. Gladbach | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7:10 | 6 |
| 15. 1899 Hoffenheim | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10:16 | 4 |
| 16. FC St. Pauli | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5:11 | 4 |
| 17. Holstein Kiel | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9:19 | 2 |
| 18. VfL Bochum | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6:14 | 1 |
