2-0 over Augsburg: "We should have won by more" | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund defeated FC Augsburg 2-0 on Saturday afternoon, making them one of the big winners of the 26th matchday. Although the gap to FC Bayern Munich has been reduced from eleven to nine points, it still doesn't allow for real championship dreams. However, in the race for Champions League qualification, BVB increased their lead over TSG Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen. Nevertheless, the black and yellow camp was not entirely satisfied.

"We created a lot of scoring opportunities and should have won the game by a much higher margin," Sebastian Kehl wished for a few more goals but also highlighted the good defensive performance and especially debut goal scorer Luca Reggiani: "Overall, we allowed very little in defense, and therefore it wasn't as difficult for him as it might have been in other games. First goal, well played! When you score a goal, it naturally stands out a bit more. The way he celebrated: it was pure joy that came from deep within—and the reward for many, many years of work. Everyone shared in the joy, and that's why he'll sleep well tonight."

Niko Kovac satisfied

Niko Kovac, quoted on the club's homepage, had general praise: "We played a really good game from the first to the last minute, dominated the opponent, allowed nothing, not only beautifully played out the two goals but also created three or four very good chances," said the BVB coach, who also saw a response to last week's performance in the fortunate win against 1. FC Köln: "The manner was exactly the opposite of what we saw last week, when we won, but I wasn't satisfied with the manner. Today, everything fit. The team showed a really good reaction compared to the Cologne game."

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Waldemar Anton analyzed the match not much differently than the officials: "We wanted to show dominance and had control for 90 minutes, which was very, very important. And we started the second half well, which hasn't always worked out well in recent games."

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