Only one Dortmund player from SGE v BVB in Kicker Team of the Week | OneFootball

The 3-3 draw between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund was unanimously celebrated by the press as a “spectacle”. While BVB was not satisfied with securing a point at the very last moment in Hesse, the team still received praise for their unity. For the specialist magazine Kicker, however, one—and only one—Dortmund player stood out in particular on Friday.

Three goals scored, three goals conceded. So, BVB’s defensive players were unlikely to be selected for Kicker’s “Team of the Day.” In attack, Serhou Guirassy continued to be unlucky, failing to end his now worryingly long goal drought. The goals for the Black and Yellows were scored by others. In the 10th minute, it was Maximilian Beier, and Carney Chukwuemaka scored the equalizer at the end of stoppage time.

In between, Felix Nmecha gave Dortmund their second lead of the game. However, it was not just this goal—scored with more than a little luck, as his shot was deflected—that earned Felix Nmecha a spot among the eleven players of Matchday 16.

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Chukwuemaka’s equalizer initiated by Nmecha

Throughout the match, Felix Nmecha—who has often failed to impress since joining Dortmund—was perhaps the most important linchpin in Dortmund’s game, even though he was rarely involved at the start of the match. Kicker itself justified his selection as player of the match with his goal, his role in setting up the late 3-3 equalizer, and the fact that Nmecha was “the defining figure” in the second half in particular.

For the German international, this is his first inclusion in Kicker’s Team of the Day this season, in which BVB has otherwise been surprisingly rarely represented. The fact that Dortmund’s play is rarely as spectacular as it was on Friday may also be reflected in this category. However, if BVB continues in the Bundesliga as they did on Friday, further nominations should only be a matter of time.

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