Sebastien Haller double guides Dortmund closer to first league title in 11 years
Soccer Soccer – Bundesliga – FC Augsburg v Borussia Dortmund – WWK Enviornment, Augsburg, Germany – Might 21, 2023 Borussia Dortmund’s Sebastien Haller in motion with FC Augsburg’s Niklas Dorsch REUTERS/Leonhard Simon
AUGSBURG, Germany-Striker Sebastien Haller scored twice as Borussia Dortmund beat 10-man Augsburg 3-0 on Sunday to take management of the Bundesliga title race going into subsequent week’s season finale.
Ivory Coast worldwide Haller, who missed a lot of the marketing campaign after being identified with testicular most cancers throughout pre-season final July, broke the impasse within the 58th minute.
He tapped in his ninth league aim of the season six minutes earlier than the top to seal their victory. Julian Brandt accomplished the win with a stoppage-time aim.
The Ruhr valley membership, whose final title win got here in 2012 underneath then coach Juergen Klopp, are on 70 factors, two forward of Bayern, winners of the final 10 league crowns.
The Bavarians suffered a shock 3-1 house loss to RB Leipzig on Saturday.
“We’ve suffered and we needed to sweat rather a lot, not solely this season,” mentioned Dortmund coach Edin Terzic. “Now it’s about taking that final step along with our followers in our stadium in our metropolis and produce the league trophy lastly again to Dortmund.”
“This has not been the season of missed probabilities however the season of setbacks,” Terzic mentioned. “It’s now about taking that final step.”
Dortmund host ninth-placed Mainz 05 on the final matchday whereas Bayern go to Cologne, who’re tenth.
“This yr we’re nearer than now we have been for a very long time,” Terzic mentioned. “We’ll sleep six extra occasions, step on the gasoline and hopefully get to carry the Bundesliga trophy in our arms.”
In a one-sided first half Dortmund had 16 photographs on aim to Augsburg’s one and likewise hit the submit by means of Niklas Suele however couldn’t rating even when the hosts have been left with 10 males following the dismissal of Felix Uduokhai within the thirty eighth.
Emre Can even hit the woodwork after the restart however they lastly broke the impasse by means of Haller when he slotted in off the submit.
Augsburg immediately responded with an opportunity of their very own however Dortmund keeper Gregor Kobel did effectively to cease Irvin Cardona’s shot from 10 metres.
Haller settled Dortmund’s nerves with a tap-in and Brandt accomplished their win in stoppage time.
“If somebody instructed me six months in the past that I’d be on this state of affairs in the present day I’d not have believed them,” Haller, who underwent surgical procedure and chemotherapy earlier than his return to motion in 2023, mentioned.
“We’ve invested rather a lot and now now we have an opportunity to realize one thing large. There is no such thing as a magic. It’s about investing. Then it comes.”
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