Ex-Leipzig star celebrates Silva’s debut goal for BVB | OneFootball

Is there a more fitting moment for a first Bundesliga goal? In the fifth minute of stoppage time, Dortmund striker Fábio Silva (23) slotted the ball under Leipzig’s goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt (23) to make it 2-2. But the goal also brought joy to a former RB star, of all people.

Previously, Silva had only scored for the Black and Yellows in the Champions League. In the 4-2 away win against FC Copenhagen, the Portuguese player made it 4-1 in the 87th minute. From a tight angle, he beat the opposing keeper.

In the Bundesliga, the summer signing had been chasing his first goal for a long time. Although he already had five assists in his personal Bundesliga record, the ball just wouldn’t find its way into the net. That changed last Saturday (February 21), when Silva finished off a wonderful combination with Julian Brandt (29) and Karim Adeyemi (24) to make it 2-2 in Leipzig.

“Until the last minute”

There was also celebration over the equalizer in London. Last summer, Xavi Simons left Leipzig for a transfer fee of 65 million euros and joined Tottenham Hotspur. Although the 22-year-old Dutchman is a regular starter in the English capital, things have been going rather poorly for the Spurs on the pitch. After 27 rounds in the Premier League, they are only in 16th place. Coach Thomas Frank (52) has already had to pack his bags and make way for Igor Tudor (47). The Croatian started with a 1-4 home thrashing against FC Arsenal.

But Simons apparently found some satisfaction in Dortmund’s late equalizer. Silva commented on Instagram about his late goal with “Until the last Minute.” The former Leipzig player responded with a Portuguese “Brindemos,” which means “Let’s toast!” in German.

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The background to the story is the time the two pros spent together at PSV Eindhoven in the second half of the 2022/23 season. Simons provided Silva with two assists, and Silva returned the favor with an assist of his own. According to BILD, the current Dortmund player once raved about his former teammate: “Since our time together, he’s become like family to me. He’s an incredible guy. The chemistry was there right away.” As Simons has now proven.

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