Season finale on the Weser: Guirassy paves way for Dortmund win | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund ended the 2025/26 Bundesliga season with a 2-0 (0-0) win away at Werder Bremen. Serhou Guirassy after an hour and Yan Couto in stoppage time (90+5) scored for BVB.

Borussia coach Niko Kovac made two changes after the 3-2 win against Frankfurt: Svensson and Nmecha came into the starting lineup for Sabitzer and Brandt, who both began on the bench. Brandt in particular was in focus: the Bremen native made his final appearance in his hometown today after seven years in black and yellow.

Dortmund started well. Backhaus was immediately kept busy. The Werder keeper denied the visitors the lead with a double save from Guirassy and Inácio in the sixth minute, and then again from Guirassy just a minute later. A deflected Ryerson cross also ended up safely in the hands of the Bremen goalkeeper (10).

After 15 minutes, the game settled down. The next real chance did not come until the 26th minute, when a deflected header from Guirassy went just wide. Then a former Dortmund man made his presence felt. Schlotterbeck was beaten by a long ball against Njinmah. The Bremen forward hit a first-time volley, but narrowly missed the target while sprinting at full speed (31).

Bremen made the game a little more open at this stage, but still lacked the necessary cutting edge in attack.

Brandt says goodbye – as captain

The second half began just like the first – with Dortmund creating the better chances. After a pass from Inácio, Guirassy had a free shot from the right side of the box, but once again found Backhaus in top form and reading the situation well (46).

After Guirassy was denied by Backhaus again in the 52nd minute, he was finally able to celebrate on the hour mark. Meeting a precise cross from Ryerson on the right, Guirassy headed home from close range. Backhaus got his hands to the ball, but could not keep it out. It was the seventh time this season that Guirassy had scored the opening goal – more often than any other Bundesliga player.

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Brandt came on in the 69th minute. In his farewell match, the midfielder was immediately handed the captain’s armband. Not much else happened on the Weserstadion pitch during this phase, though.

After a shot from Coulibaly in the 82nd minute, the ball ended up in the Dortmund net. But Stage had been offside in the buildup to the goal.

Things got a little lively again late on. After a quick one-two with Covic, Mbangula found a gap and shot from 16 meters out. Kobel read the flight of the ball early and made the save (84).

In stoppage time, BVB struck again. Three substitutes combined for the 2-0. Brandt played the ball centrally to Adeyemi, who spotted Yan Couto on the right. He finished first time into the bottom-left corner (90+5).

Conclusion: Dortmund started brightly but were denied several times by Werder goalkeeper Backhaus. Bremen, meanwhile, lacked attacking threat. After the opening 15 minutes, the game calmed down and the home side also managed a few half-chances. After the break, BVB stepped up and got the lead they deserved. Bremen never gave up, but created little danger. In stoppage time, Yan Couto made it a deserved 2-0.

BVB: Kobel – Reggiani, Anton, Schlotterbeck – Ryerson (88. Yan Couto), Nmecha, Bellingham (83. Adeyemi), Svensson – Beier (69. Brandt), Inácio (69. Chukwuemeka) – Guirassy (83. Fábio Silva)

Bremen: Backhaus – Schmidt (53. Grüll), Pieper (46. Friedl), Coulibaly, Deman – Stage, Lynen, Puertas (70. Covic)– Njinmah, Musah (70. Mbangula), Schmid (90+3 Bittencourt)

Goals: 0-1 Guirassy (60), 0-2 Yan Couto (90+5)

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