SC Freiburg v BVB: dominant start, then held on for a draw | OneFootball

First, Borussia Dortmund takes the lead against SC Freiburg through Bensebaini. Then, a sloppy pass from Gregor Kobel forces Jobe Bellingham to make an emergency stop, bringing SC Freiburg back into the game. In the end, it's a 1-1 draw for BVB, which the press evaluates as follows.

In the analysis by Sportschau, BVB's lead was deserved because they were "clearly superior" up to that point, having started "extremely dominantly." "At halftime, the guests were ahead in all relevant statistics, had clear advantages in possession, duels, and shots. But then Niko Kovac's team got themselves into trouble." Kobel's blunder turned the game around, and even the substitution of Pascal Groß for Fabio Silva didn't stop "one Freiburg attack after another from rolling in." However, Lucas Höler's "dream goal" was the only tangible result among many other Freiburg chances.

Once again, BVB squandered a victory while being a man down, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Despite a noticeably courageous start, they failed to make amends for the embarrassment of the 2-2 draw against FK Bodø/Glimt. Bensebaini first rewarded this committed performance with the lead. Then Dortmund weakened themselves. Being a man down, they were lucky not to have lost in the end.

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BVB first dominant, then self-weakened

According to the FAZ, Dortmund "trembled" to a draw at SC Freiburg. "The draw in Breisgau is unlikely to contribute to improving the mood at (BVB) before the intense Borussia duel with Mönchengladbach next Friday."

The Kicker also believes that BVB can be glad about the draw. The halftime lead was deserved, the reward for the "increasingly concrete" efforts to score. After the red card, BVB stood very deep, and the pressure from Freiburg grew ever larger. Apart from the "sensational" goal to equalize, nothing more was achieved, so BVB held onto the point until the end. While Kobel's pass to Bellingham is considered a "blunder" in other media, Kicker merely calls it "risky." For BVB, the next game is already on Friday at home against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

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