Reactions to the 2-2 draw in Leipzig: "Did a decent job in the end" | OneFootball

One week before the top match against FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund’s gap to the league leaders has grown to eight points. After Bayern set the pace with a 3-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, BVB managed to come back from a 0-2 deficit at RB Leipzig, but could not get more than a 2-2 draw. Accordingly, the mood at Borussia was mixed after the match.

“In the first half, we were just a bit off. The goals we conceded were a bit too easy. In general, we didn’t have the control we wanted in the first half. I don’t know if it was due to the intensity or because Leipzig did very well,” Waldemar Anton lamented on the BVB website about the first 45 minutes, but was then satisfied with the team’s performance in the second half: “In the second half, it was an open game. It could have gone either way. We came back and in the end, we did okay. We scored the 2-2 and even had the chance to make it 3-2.”

Kehl not euphoric, but satisfied with the reaction after going behind

While Anton wants to “focus on ourselves and keep picking up points” looking ahead, Gregor Kobel hopes to draw strength from the final sprint: “We have to carry these emotions from the equalizer with us,” said the goalkeeper, who otherwise largely agreed with Anton’s analysis: “We conceded two annoying goals, both very similar, where we were caught off guard a bit in our own six-yard box. But in the second half, it was a very strong reaction from the whole team that we fought our way back away from home. Even compared to other years when we played here, it was a good game, especially in the second half.”

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Sporting director Sebastian Kehl was, of course, pleased with the equalizer, but was not really euphoric given the overall situation: “In the end, you have to see how you evaluate the point.”

Overall, however, Kehl was very satisfied with the team’s reaction after going two goals down and with the substitutes: “Basically, it was good that the team came back. Overall, we definitely had the hunger to win this game, and the substitutions we made turned the game in our favor. That’s why Leipzig might also be happy with this point.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.