"Great advert for the Bundesliga": BVB boss raves after thriller | OneFootball

After the spectacular 3-3 draw in Frankfurt, BVB boss Lars Ricken raves about the match. At the same time, he is annoyed about the missed chance for three points.

For neutral football fans, it was an evening to sit back and enjoy, but for Borussia Dortmund, it was more of a game with mixed feelings. The spectacular 3-3 at Eintracht Frankfurt offered goals, drama, and a wild final phase – and yet did not bring true satisfaction to BVB. Sporting director Lars Ricken summed up this ambivalence perfectly after the final whistle.

“That was an advertisement for the Bundesliga,” said the Dortmund boss – and almost apologetically added that the result was still hard to accept. Because BVB had hoped for more. Dortmund led twice, twice allowed Eintracht back into the game, and in the end even had to be glad to have salvaged a point in the last minute.

Indeed, the final phase had everything a football drama needs. In the second minute of stoppage time, former Dortmund player Mahmoud Dahoud scored a spectacular goal to make it 3-2 for Frankfurt, sending the Deutsche Bank Park into a frenzy.

BVB boss Ricken rues the draw in Frankfurt

But BVB struck back once more: In the sixth minute of stoppage time, substitute Carney Chukwuemeka rescued at least a point with the 3-3 – a lucky punch that was important for sporting reasons, but hardly sparked any euphoria emotionally.

Because in the Dortmund dressing room, the frustration over the missed chance for three points prevailed. Ricken gave deep insights: “Even though we scored the 3-3, we’re mostly discussing why we didn’t win the game.” This attitude, he said, is a sign that the team is once again setting higher standards for itself.

At the same time, the sporting director certainly saw many positive aspects. For long stretches, Dortmund had the game under control, created numerous chances, and became more and more dominant as the match went on. “The longer the game lasted, the better and more dominant we became,” analyzed Ricken. All the more bitter, then, that simple goals conceded and brief lapses in concentration once again prevented a victory.

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