Today, Borussia Dortmund crushed Wolfsburg at Signal Iduna Park, winning 6-1 after being 5-0 up at half-time.
Tom Rothe made Bundesliga history as Borussia Dortmund cut Bayern Munich’s lead at the top of the German top flight to six points in emphatic fashion.
Dortmund puts pressure on Bayern ahead of their meeting with Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday.
It was Rothe who put Dortmund ahead with a near-post header in the 24th minute, as Marco Rose’s side scored five times in a rampant first-half display.
In doing so, Rothe – aged 17 years and 169 days – became the youngest player to score on his Bundesliga debut.
Goals:
1-0. Tom Rothe’s header from the left side of the six-yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt with a cross following a corner.
2-0. Axel Witsel left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erling Haaland following a fast break.
3-0. Manuel Akanji’s right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross following a set piece situation.
4-0. Emre Can left-footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
5-0. Erling Haaland’s right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
6-0. Erling Haaland left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
6-1. Ridle Baku right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
Emre Can be delighted to send the fans home with a win, significantly after Dortmund fell to a 1-4 defeat against RB Leipzig at home two weeks ago when they last played at home.
Can said:
“Two weeks ago, playing in front of a sold-out stadium for the first time in a long time, we disappointed the fans.
“We had something to make up for. And I think we did that very, very well today.
“Wolfsburg started the game well. In the beginning, ‘Greg’ [Kobel] made a very important save.
“Instead, we made it 1-0 after a set-piece and got into a flow.”
Can be now hoping that Dortmund can build on their win against familiar foes Bayern München next week.
“If we want to be successful in Munich, too, we have to be brave, give everything from the start and play as we did against Wolfsburg in the first half,” said the former Bayern player.
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