Borussia Dortmund against Hamburger SV: The large wounds Licking – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Thomas Tuchel was to normality effort among so many people who are still struggling with its liminal experience from last Thursday. The coach of Borussia Dortmund bounced after painstaking 3: 0 (2: 0) against Hamburger SV through the Westfalenstadion, praised the “very good beginning” of his team, highlighted the “enormous pressure phase” in the second half produced and declared cheerfully: ” We are confident for the DFB Cup match in Berlin on Wednesday. “

the return to normalcy did the coach three days after the dramatic Europa League night of Liverpool apparently very good. And the Dortmund majority among the 81,000 people in the Westfalenstadion applauded at the end full of gratitude for the pleasant balm on the wounds of Anfield.

Tuchel had probably therefore solved, because he had risked this afternoon with the nomination of an improvised starting a lot. The points need BVB not necessarily believe in the championship in Dortmund in the face of seven points behind Bayern nobody. A defeat would nonetheless can cause massive damage, both among the many suffering on Liverpool drama fans, and possibly also among the players, who feel some to extend their contracts in Dortmund.

A the weakest first halves of the season

These ingredients create an explosive mixture, which is now the time being defused. That Tuchel despite this explosive with Mats Hummels, Shinji Kagawa and Gonzalo Castro initially only three players from the starting line of Liverpool sent in the game, there was quite a bold and probably due to the upcoming cup match, which means Dortmund last realistic shot at the title this season (20.30 clock, high-live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE). Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marco Reus and Lukasz Piszczek were not even in the squad, and Castro told then how complicated the situation felt. Of course, it was not “not simply” been “to go full of confidence out there” after this week, reported the midfielder.

The performance of the team suggested that it was similar to many colleagues, because Dortmund played one of the weakest first halves of their season so far. They were lucky that the HSV an opponent was a guest who got entangled in a fatal web of bad luck and own inability.

The strugglers had begun still stable against his favorite opponent. “We have allowed virtually no chance of first goal,” said coach Bruno Labbadia. Until Sven Schipplock after 36 minutes, a goal scene fabricated which had begging for mercy all friends of HSV. A simple cross over to colleagues Nicolai Müller almost make the score 0: 1 and a new Dortmund shock out. But the Hamburg striker hesitated too long, floundered and settled the ball from Hummels spying on foot.

“Great chance to win here”

with a guide “we had a great opportunity to win here,” Labbadia, who had of course felt said, what a vulnerable structure Borussia Dortmund on this day. But this award major opportunity was only part of the Hamburg mosaic of misfortune. Earlier, Pierre-Michel Lasogga had to replace with knee problems, René Adler flew shortly after the break with a controversial red card for the home team and Müller Albin Ekdal left the field with muscle injuries. In the last 14 minutes, the HSV played nine people, because the exchange quota was already exhausted. And Christian Pulišić (38 minutes), and Adrián Ramos (44th, 86th) took advantage of the few chances Dortmund consistently.

Adler thus falls in such an important game against Werder Bremen on Friday (20.30, High-live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE) from. Should Ekdal, Lasogga and weigh more Müller injured and longer must pause would be a medium-scale disaster from this mission. BVB have however provided a little relief, although there are still disturbing factors: for instance, reported the “Bild am Sonntag” that Ilkay Gündogan will change next summer for 38 million euros to Manchester City.

As was Dortmund’s sporting director Michael Zorc after the veracity of the report asked, he replied that he had them “learn only from the newspapers.” And “as always with transfer threads” to admit such things from any further comments. But it is clear: The distractions and worries around the BVB are currently more diverse than ever this season. Real relief, at least in the short term gain only moving into the German Cup final on Wednesday

Borussia Dortmund – Hamburger SV 3:. 0 (2: 0)
1: 0 Pulišić (38th)
2: 0 Ramos (44th)
3: 0 Ramos (86th)
Dortmund: Bürki – Ginter (75th Schmelzer ), Sven Bender, Hummels, paint ball – Gündogan (65th Leitner), Sahin – Castro (75th Aubameyang), Kagawa, Pulišić – Ramos. – Coach: Tuchel
Hamburg: Adler – Gotoku Sakai, Cleber, Spahic, Ostrzolek – Ekdal, Kacar (54. Drobny) – Nicolai Müller (67. Gregoritsch), Holtby, Ilicevic – Lasogga (35th Schipplock). – Coach: Labbadia
Referee: Marco Fritz (basket)
Spectators: 81 359 (out of stock)
Red Card: Adler after an emergency brake (52)
Yellow cards: no