El Mala could soon break this Bundesliga record held by the BVB striker | OneFootball

A former Borussia Dortmund striker holds a Bundesliga record that he may not even be aware of himself. For a long time, it was not common practice to look exclusively at the scorer points achieved in stoppage time to determine records in this way. However, this record is now at risk of being broken by the former BVB striker in the near future.

The player in question is Paco Alcacer, who managed to rack up six scorer points in one season while wearing the BVB jersey. He achieved this in his first – and at the same time penultimate – season at Borussia Dortmund, the 2018/19 season. Back then, Paco Alcacer scored five goals in stoppage time and provided one assist. That makes six scorer points after the regular 90 minutes – no other striker has reached a higher number so far.

However, Harry Kane also collected just as many scorer points in stoppage time, scoring four goals and providing two assists for FC Bayern Munich last season.

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El Mala Outstandingly Efficient in Stoppage Time

Now, a player is on the verge of equaling or even surpassing this record. Already – before matchday 13 – Said El Mala has scored two goals and provided three assists in stoppage time, as noted by Kicker. In today’s home game for his club 1. FC Köln against FC St. Pauli, he could already draw level with the two record holders or even surpass them in the best-case scenario.

Every scorer point by El Mala in stoppage time also puts another Bundesliga record at risk, which is currently held by Borussia Dortmund. In that record season of Paco Alcacer, 2018/19, BVB achieved 18 scorer points in stoppage time – no other team has ever been more successful in a single season.

At the moment, the tally for 1. FC Köln already stands at fourteen scorer points in stoppage time. With 24 matchdays still to play, the BVB Bundesliga record is already looking shaky. Incidentally, BVB scored a total of 81 goals that season and, once again, finished as runners-up behind FC Bayern Munich by just two points.

It should also be mentioned when considering these two special records that stoppage times in professional football have only recently been extended to a much greater extent than was the case for decades before. In this respect, a new record by Said El Mala or an entire team would be due in no small part to this change.

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