Press review Union Berlin v BVB: Aggressive attitude secures dominant win | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund wins 3:0 with unusual clarity against 1. FC Union Berlin. The press is divided on whether they saw a solid or aggressively acting Borussia. Here are selected press reviews.

The hosts were "almost without chances" and "far from earning a point," according to the Berliner Zeitung. Normally, the top teams of the Bundesliga fear the trip to the Alte Försterei. Even this time, Union showed all the necessary virtues: fight, willingness to run, intensity. Against this BVB, however, it was not nearly enough. Rather, BVB found the right recipe to take the wind out of Union's sails. Perhaps that’s why everyone talked about the controversial scenes with Emre Can afterward—the course of the game was simply too one-sided.

It is not unusual for a team to win in this stadium through goals from set pieces and otherwise mainly defend compactly. Usually, however, this is 1. FC Union, not BVB as on Saturday, notes the Tagesspiegel. BVB only had to act as they often have this season: "defensively solid, but also very passive."

Once again, as the Sportschau finds, BVB did not shine, but simply went about their work effectively. The early lead played into Dortmund's hands, allowing them to retreat afterward. During this phase, Union presented itself as "offensively plain." Because Schlotterbeck scored early in the second half, there was no more panic, apart from the scenes involving Emre Can. "Without humor," BVB took the three points from Berlin.

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Can comes into focus – Game too one-sided

The assessment in the Süddeutsche Zeitung sounds different. There, BVB is credited with an "aggressive attitude" that brought the victory. This is necessary for matches at the Alte Försterei, but was missing at least for one half during the disastrous 0:2 at Tottenham. The team is now apparently divided on whether they should declare themselves Bayern's challenger or if this is presumptuous given the still eight-point gap.

The WAZ found Nico Schlotterbeck's decisive goal to make it 2:0 and the entire team's reaction to the Champions League defeat very important. Among the personnel changes, the inclusion of Fabio Silva proved particularly beneficial. Additionally, the early lead provided security. The subsequent break in their own play in the middle of the first half had no consequences because Union was unable to become sufficiently dangerous. While even a two-goal lead was not enough for BVB recently to secure a win without nerves, it was different in Berlin on Saturday—after a largely "uneventful" second half.

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