4-0 win over Villarreal: "We're heading home very satisfied" | OneFootball

On Tuesday evening, Borussia Dortmund climbed to fourth place in the Champions League, at least temporarily, with a 4-0 victory against FC Villarreal, making another step towards the knockout phase. Accordingly, the players and officials of BVB were in good spirits after the 90 minutes.

"Scoring four goals and finally keeping a clean sheet – that was also our goal in the Champions League. We achieved that today, and therefore we are going home very satisfied," commented Sporting Director Sebastian Kehl on the match, particularly pleased with the size of the victory: "We see that in this phase of the league, goal difference can play a big role, and therefore it was good that we tried to add the fourth goal at the end."

At the same time, Kehl also hinted that there was room for improvement before the break and described the early dismissal of Juan Foyth shortly after the restart as a crucial factor: "After a first half that had its ups and downs, we were able to steer the game in the right direction. Of course, the red card had a big impact. We then had more ball control, and we were able to develop more dominance."

The second half was the benchmark for Schlotterbeck

Nico Schlotterbeck also admitted that "the red card did us good" and described the second 45 minutes as the benchmark: "In the second half, it was really good – just as we imagine it." The central defender was already looking ahead and expressed confidence about advancing: "We now have three games left, two of them at home. I believe: If you win both at home, you're through."

Julian Brandt largely agreed with his predecessors. For the midfielder, "Serhou's goal just before the break was the opener," before the numerical advantage was well utilized. "The penalty and the red card opened the way for us. We learned from last year that goal difference can be important. Four goals and three points do us a lot of good," Brandt also sees BVB on a good path.

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