BVB win 2-0 at VfB – Adeyemi and Brandt score in added time | OneFootball

Personnel matters Felix Nmecha has been a mainstay in midfield but was sidelined through injury. Captain Emre Can (cruciate ligament rupture) and Filippo Mane (muscle injury) were also unavailable. BVB made three changes to the starting XI from the match against HSV (3-2) before the international break: Ramy Bensebaini, Carney Chukwuemeka and Serhou Guirassy replaced Luca Reggiani, Felix Nmecha and Karim Adeyemi.

The match While BVB struggled to make an impact in the opposition’s half, VfB created their first chances in the penalty area early on, and Kobel was called into action for the first time after 18 minutes, saving a shot from Stiller. The Black & Yellows were increasingly forced onto the back foot and any time they won the ball, they immediately lost it again. The teams went into the break with VfB having chalked up eight shots on goal to Borussia's two and having 69% possession.

The Black & Yellows started the second half much more proactively, stringing together longer passages of play for the first time but also allowing the opposition a second good chance as Assignon tested Gregor Kobel (55) following a short corner. After just over an hour, Fabio Silva and Karim Adeyemi came on for Guirassy and Chukwuemeka as fresh attacking options. But Stuttgart once again dictated the pace and rhythm during this phase, right up until the start of the six minutes of added time. Then BVB threw everything at it once more…

In the 94th minute, a through ball down the right flank sent Julian Brandt – who was not offside – clear and he crossed into the box. Chabot’s clearing header fell to the lurking Adeyemi, who cut inside past Karazor and fired the ball into the net just to the right of the post, with Nübel having no chance of saving it.

In the 96th minute, substitute Fabio Silva won a duel with Jeltsch with a robust yet fair challenge following a clearance from Marcel Sabitzer. The ball was then crossed into the box to the waiting Brandt, who fired the ball crisply under the bar from a tight angle.

Outlook There are two more matches against direct rivals to come. First up is the home game against Bayer Leverkusen this coming Saturday (15:30 CEST), followed a week later by the away game at TSG Hoffenheim.

VFB STUTTGART – BORUSSIA DORTMUND  0-2 (0-0)

Bundesliga, matchday 28

Nübel – Jeltsch, Chabot, Hendriks – Assignon (72, Tomas), Karazor (87, Chema), Stiller, Mittelstädt (87, Demirovic) – Nartey (72, El Khannouss), Führich (69, Leweling) – UndavSubstitutes: Bredlow, Al-Dakhil, Vagnoman, Jaquez

BVB: Kobel – Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini – Ryerson, Bellingham, Svensson – Sabitzer, Chukwuemeka  (63, Adeyemi) – Guirassy (63, Silva), Beier (72, Brandt)Substitutes: Meyer, Reggiani, Süle, Couto, Özcan, Inacio