Title race already over? BVB send clear message to Bayern | OneFootball

After Bayern's surprising slip-up, Borussia Dortmund makes a comeback with a clear victory in Berlin. BVB narrows the gap and sends a strong message in the title race.

Borussia Dortmund is back in the championship race. After FC Bayern's unexpected stumble in Augsburg, BVB seized the opportunity and won decisively with a 3-0 victory at 1. FC Union Berlin. The gap to the league leader shrank from eleven to eight points, reigniting hopes in Dortmund for excitement in the title fight.

Dortmund's response came just a few days after the disappointing 0-2 defeat in the Champions League at Tottenham Hotspur. In Berlin, the team appeared stable, focused, and efficient—a performance understood internally and externally as an important signal.

Sporting director Lars Ricken assessed the events after the final whistle to Bild and also looked towards Munich: "It's a good sign for the Bundesliga that they also lost once. It shows they are beatable. We now have to focus on ourselves." At the same time, Ricken made it clear that BVB must primarily focus on their own consistency.

BVB Defense Chief Schlotterbeck Sends a Challenge to Bayern

The message was also clear on the field. National player Nico Schlotterbeck sent a clear challenge to the record champions: "I just want to stay close for as long as possible. If it eventually becomes four or five points, they will also start to think. They still have to come to us." The direct encounter at the end of February could thus gain additional intensity.

Despite the successful evening, Dortmund's leadership remains realistic. Captain Emre Can emphasized the strength of the league leader without downplaying their own ambitions: "Eight points is a lot, Bayern is having an outstanding season, but so are we. We focus on ourselves and will see what happens in the end."

The fact is: While FC Bayern stumbled for the first time this Bundesliga season, BVB showed a mature performance away at 1. FC Union Berlin—a place where Dortmund has often struggled in recent years. The title race is not decided, but one thing is clear: Borussia Dortmund is alive and keeps the pressure on the record champions high.

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