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The total of 28 points is seven more than at the same time last season.<\/p>\nHome & away:<\/b> SC Freiburg won 11 of their current 16 points at home this season. After three wins, two draws and only one home defeat (against Augsburg at the start of the season), the club sits seventh in the home table. Borussia Dortmund are tied in second place of the away table with TSG Hoffenheim. The result is clearly positive with four wins, two draws, and one loss.<\/p>\nHead-to-head record:<\/b> Borussia Dortmund have been a feared opponent for a long time for Freiburg, who have managed to win only two of their last 28 Bundeslia encounters against the Black&Yellows (both in the year 2021, both 2-1 at home). Ever since their move to Europa Park Stadium, all three home games against BVB were lost (3-1, 4-2 and 4-1). The last seven matches in either Dortmund or Freiburg, were won by Borussia \u2013 against no other Bundesliga club have BVB such a long winning streak. Freiburg, on the other hand, have not gone without any points for such a long period against any other opponent. Borussia Dortmund also achieved their longest winning streak in history against Freiburg: 12 consecutive wins between 2010 and 2017.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/11/bl-faktenvorschau/54-Freiburg.jpg\" data-assetref=\"54-Freiburg-1765531185119\"><\/p>\nStatistics:<\/b> The 2-0 against Hoffenheim last matchday was already the seventh Dortmund game this season in which the team kept a clean sheet. That equals the record of the entire 2024/25 season. With 11 goals conceded, only Bayern Munich (nine) have conceded fewer goals. Freiburg have scored 65 percent of their goals at home (the third-highest percentage) and had more shots on goal in their six home games than in their seven away games. Freiburg were much more dominant at home, with 57 % possession, compared to only 49 % away. Freiburg won 52 % of their duels at home and less than half of that percentage away. In their most recent home game, they dominated Mainz, beating them 4-0.<\/p>\nLast season:<\/b> Against one of the leagues most high-performance teams, BVB covered 1.5 kilometers more in the first half and deservedly went into half-time with a 1-0 lead thanks to a goal by Karim Adeyemis (34), given their superiority in shots on goal (8-3) and possession (56 %). Just 33 seconds into the second half, Bensebaini prevented Freiburg from scoring 1-1. What followed was a period of sustained pressure by Freiburg, but then Carney Chukwuemeka scored the 2-0 (52) on his first start for Dortmund and substitute Serhou Guirassy managed the 3-0 for BVB (68). 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Freiburg, on the other hand, have not gone without any points for such a long period against any other opponent. Borussia Dortmund also achieved their longest winning streak in history against Freiburg: 12 consecutive wins between 2010 and 2017.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/11/bl-faktenvorschau/54-Freiburg.jpg\" data-assetref=\"54-Freiburg-1765531185119\"><\/p>\nStatistics:<\/b> The 2-0 against Hoffenheim last matchday was already the seventh Dortmund game this season in which the team kept a clean sheet. That equals the record of the entire 2024/25 season. With 11 goals conceded, only Bayern Munich (nine) have conceded fewer goals. Freiburg have scored 65 percent of their goals at home (the third-highest percentage) and had more shots on goal in their six home games than in their seven away games. Freiburg were much more dominant at home, with 57 % possession, compared to only 49 % away. 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Jamie Gittens sealed the win by scoring the 4-0 (78), with Eggestein scoring the consolation goal shortly before the final whistle, making it 4-1.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/11/bl-faktenvorschau/54-Freiburg-1.jpg\" data-assetref=\"54-Freiburg-1-1765531177716\"><\/p>\nBiggest away win:<\/b> On 17 March 2002, Borussia Dortmund won the clash with 5-1, with goals scored by Evanilson (15), Dede (64), Amoroso (66) and Koller (69/70), after Freiburg had initially taken the lead when Kobiashvili (9) scored directly from a free-kick making it 1-0 for SC Freiburg. \nCompiled by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-4b59ce1f46","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia, strong away, travel to Freiburg fortress","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","html":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569165_14_sc_freiburg-borussiadortmund<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/22/2569165_14_sc_freiburg-borussiadortmund","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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Pre-match coverage starts at 14:45 CET, with Tobi Wahnschaffe as the host. Nils Petersen will be on hand to share his expertise, while Tom Kirsten will be on commentary duties. BVB Netradio will be reporting through the usual Black & Yellow lens. Danny Fritz and Boris Rupert are the reporters. BVB Netradio will start in advance of kick-off. It can be accessed by everyone on the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de.html\">homepage<\/a> and in the BVB app on i<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/allgemein/aktion/bvb-app.html\" title=\"Link in den App-Store\">iPhone and Android devices<\/a>.. A summary of the match, as well as the press conference and comments on the game, will be available on BVB-TV, among other places. \n<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/05/08/bl-countdown/89M-DAZN.jpg\" data-assetref=\"89M-DAZN-1765531355041\"><\/p>\nKits: BVB in Black & Yellow \n<\/b>Borussia Dortmund will play in their yellow home kit with black shorts and yellow socks. 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The Black & Yellows will be hoping to maintain their 100% record at the venue.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"The scenario \n<\/b>Borussia Dortmund have three days off after Wednesday evening\u2019s Champions League home game against Bodø/Glimt before facing Freiburg \u2013 Sport-Club have to play Salzburg at home in the Europa League on Thursday evening and therefore have one day less to prepare. \u201cWe have to show a reaction after yesterday\u2019s game \u2013 just as we did after the cup game. That\u2019s what I expect from us,\u201d says Niko Kovac, referring to the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2025/12/10/22-Zwei-Brandt-Tore-und-grosse-Dominanz-reichen-nicht-zum-Sieg.html\">draw against Bodø/Glimt<\/a>. Borussia are unbeaten in six Bundesliga games (four wins, two draws), with back-to-back wins against Hoffenheim (2-0) and Leverkusen (2-1). During the same period, Freiburg have recorded two wins (Mainz, St. Pauli) and one draw (Union Berlin), as well as three defeats (Heidenheim, Bayern, Leverkusen). Should Leipzig lose at Union Berlin on Friday evening, BVB would climb to second place in the table with a win on Sunday.<\/p>\nPersonnel matters \n<\/b>Marcel Sabitzer, who missed Wednesday evening\u2019s Champions League match, is still struggling with muscle stiffness. Diagnoses are still pending after Waldemar Anton and Aaron Anselmino were both substituted due to injury against Bodø/Glimt. \n\u201cOtherwise, everyone has come through it well,\u201d said Kovac, who will ask his team to attend a final training session on Saturday ahead of the match against Freiburg. \u201cThen everyone who isn\u2019t injured should be back on board.\u201d<\/p>\nThe opposition \n<\/b>The team from Breisgau are currently ninth in the Bundesliga table with 16 points \u2013 Koln, Gladbach and Bremen have the same tally. Coach Julian Schuster\u2019s team are six points behind the European places (sixth place, Stuttgart, on 22 points) and five points clear of the relegation play-off spot (16th place, Heidenheim, 11 points). It is not easy for Niko Kovac to assess Freiburg\u2019s current form: Sport-Club advanced to the quarter-finals of the cup with a 2-0 win over Darmstadt, but then followed this up with a 2-1 loss in Heidenheim.<\/p>\nNevertheless, the BVB coach is wary of his next opponents. \u201cWe await a team who are very dangerous from set pieces,\u201d explains Kovac \u2013 and rightly so: half of Freiburg\u2019s 20 Bundesliga goals have come from dead-ball situations. \u201cWe\u2019ll have to be extremely careful.\u201d One thing is already certain for Kovac before the team sets off: \u201cWe want to win the next two games to end the calendar year with two wins.\u201d<\/p>\nA steady stream of three points in Freiburg\u2019s stadium \n<\/b>In October 2021, SC Freiburg moved from playing their home games at the Dreisamstadion to the Europa-Park-Stadion, less than six kilometres away as the crow flies. Borussia have won every game at Freiburg\u2019s new home ground so far \u2013 the two clubs have met three times since the move, and Dortmund have celebrated three victories (4-1, 4-2, 3-1). In their most recent win in April 2025 (4-1), Karim Adeyemi, Jamie Gittens, Serhou Guirassy and Carney Chukwuemeka were the goalscorers, with the latter making his debut appearance in the starting XI.<\/p>\nNina Bargel-Neuhaus<\/i><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFwrCOdCbVI\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch the press conference.<\/a><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"The scenario \n<\/b>Borussia Dortmund have three days off after Wednesday evening\u2019s Champions League home game against Bodø/Glimt before facing Freiburg \u2013 Sport-Club have to play Salzburg at home in the Europa League on Thursday evening and therefore have one day less to prepare. \u201cWe have to show a reaction after yesterday\u2019s game \u2013 just as we did after the cup game. That\u2019s what I expect from us,\u201d says Niko Kovac, referring to the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2025/12/10/22-Zwei-Brandt-Tore-und-grosse-Dominanz-reichen-nicht-zum-Sieg.html\">draw against Bodø/Glimt<\/a>. Borussia are unbeaten in six Bundesliga games (four wins, two draws), with back-to-back wins against Hoffenheim (2-0) and Leverkusen (2-1). During the same period, Freiburg have recorded two wins (Mainz, St. Pauli) and one draw (Union Berlin), as well as three defeats (Heidenheim, Bayern, Leverkusen). Should Leipzig lose at Union Berlin on Friday evening, BVB would climb to second place in the table with a win on Sunday.<\/p>\nPersonnel matters \n<\/b>Marcel Sabitzer, who missed Wednesday evening\u2019s Champions League match, is still struggling with muscle stiffness. Diagnoses are still pending after Waldemar Anton and Aaron Anselmino were both substituted due to injury against Bodø/Glimt. \n\u201cOtherwise, everyone has come through it well,\u201d said Kovac, who will ask his team to attend a final training session on Saturday ahead of the match against Freiburg. \u201cThen everyone who isn\u2019t injured should be back on board.\u201d<\/p>\nThe opposition \n<\/b>The team from Breisgau are currently ninth in the Bundesliga table with 16 points \u2013 Koln, Gladbach and Bremen have the same tally. Coach Julian Schuster\u2019s team are six points behind the European places (sixth place, Stuttgart, on 22 points) and five points clear of the relegation play-off spot (16th place, Heidenheim, 11 points). It is not easy for Niko Kovac to assess Freiburg\u2019s current form: Sport-Club advanced to the quarter-finals of the cup with a 2-0 win over Darmstadt, but then followed this up with a 2-1 loss in Heidenheim.<\/p>\nNevertheless, the BVB coach is wary of his next opponents. \u201cWe await a team who are very dangerous from set pieces,\u201d explains Kovac \u2013 and rightly so: half of Freiburg\u2019s 20 Bundesliga goals have come from dead-ball situations. \u201cWe\u2019ll have to be extremely careful.\u201d One thing is already certain for Kovac before the team sets off: \u201cWe want to win the next two games to end the calendar year with two wins.\u201d<\/p>\nA steady stream of three points in Freiburg\u2019s stadium \n<\/b>In October 2021, SC Freiburg moved from playing their home games at the Dreisamstadion to the Europa-Park-Stadion, less than six kilometres away as the crow flies. 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Here are the match reactions. <\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Niko Kovac, Niko Schlotterbeck, Julian Brandt and Karim Adeyemi shared their thoughts on the 2-2 draw with FK Bodø/Glimt. Here are the match reactions.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"Niko Kovac<\/b> (on DAZN): \u201cThat was definitely too little. We expected more. Which would have been possible. We didn\u2019t take advantage of the chances we had. What really annoys me is the fact that we conceded a goal from a throw-in when we were a man down. We\u2019re not consistent enough. When you concede two goals at this level, you don\u2019t win games. We had our chances, but we didn\u2019t take them. Then you have to win a game like this 2-1. We missed a huge opportunity because we weren\u2019t consistent enough.\u201d<\/p>\nNico Schlotterbeck<\/b> (on DAZN): \u201cI said at half-time: we\u2019re starting to play nervously after going 1-0 up, our passing is incredibly poor. A winner\u2019s mentality means killing the game off. We didn\u2019t manage to do that at all. We want to play beautifully. But that\u2019s not enough. We could have gone up to 13 points today. Killing the game is a matter of quality. And then you concede the goal for 2-2 from a throw-in where you\u2019re outnumbered and can\u2019t clear the ball. When you come on in the 60th minute, I expect 30 minutes of full throttle. After their second goal, we didn\u2019t have any more chances to score. We played incredibly sloppily in the last quarter of an hour. That\u2019s not good enough in a home game. Now you have to win both games, otherwise you won\u2019t be in the top eight and you\u2019ll have two more games to play \u2013 and everyone is frustrated that you have two more games to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/10/ucl-reaktionen/16-Brandt.jpg\" data-assetref=\"16-Brandt-1765407801714\"><\/p>\nJulian Brandt <\/b>(on DAZN): \u201cWe took the lead twice, conceded silly goals and made life difficult for ourselves. We had chances to score another goal or two. At 1-1, we were asleep from the corner and left their player unmarked in front of goal. Overall, though, we did quite well in the first half. We needed to be more clinical up front. In the second half, we managed to take the lead again, had a lot of space, but were too inconsistent in front of goal and left the door open for Bodø. We still have a chance to qualify, but we could have put ourselves in a better position today.\u201d<\/p>\nKarim Adeyemi<\/b> (on DAZN): \u201cWe have to win every game \u2013 whatever it takes. For me, it was one of the worst games of the season. That was nothing. We have to do better in general. We have to win games like this.\u201d \nTranscribed by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUh_sXvHXtI\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch the video<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUh_sXvHXtI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BVB-TV: match reactions<\/a><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Niko Kovac<\/b> (on DAZN): \u201cThat was definitely too little. We expected more. Which would have been possible. We didn\u2019t take advantage of the chances we had. What really annoys me is the fact that we conceded a goal from a throw-in when we were a man down. We\u2019re not consistent enough. When you concede two goals at this level, you don\u2019t win games. We had our chances, but we didn\u2019t take them. Then you have to win a game like this 2-1. We missed a huge opportunity because we weren\u2019t consistent enough.\u201d<\/p>\nNico Schlotterbeck<\/b> (on DAZN): \u201cI said at half-time: we\u2019re starting to play nervously after going 1-0 up, our passing is incredibly poor. A winner\u2019s mentality means killing the game off. We didn\u2019t manage to do that at all. We want to play beautifully. But that\u2019s not enough. We could have gone up to 13 points today. Killing the game is a matter of quality. And then you concede the goal for 2-2 from a throw-in where you\u2019re outnumbered and can\u2019t clear the ball. When you come on in the 60th minute, I expect 30 minutes of full throttle. After their second goal, we didn\u2019t have any more chances to score. We played incredibly sloppily in the last quarter of an hour. That\u2019s not good enough in a home game. Now you have to win both games, otherwise you won\u2019t be in the top eight and you\u2019ll have two more games to play \u2013 and everyone is frustrated that you have two more games to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/10/ucl-reaktionen/16-Brandt.jpg\" data-assetref=\"16-Brandt-1765407801714\"><\/p>\nJulian Brandt <\/b>(on DAZN): \u201cWe took the lead twice, conceded silly goals and made life difficult for ourselves. We had chances to score another goal or two. At 1-1, we were asleep from the corner and left their player unmarked in front of goal. Overall, though, we did quite well in the first half. We needed to be more clinical up front. In the second half, we managed to take the lead again, had a lot of space, but were too inconsistent in front of goal and left the door open for Bodø. We still have a chance to qualify, but we could have put ourselves in a better position today.\u201d<\/p>\nKarim Adeyemi<\/b> (on DAZN): \u201cWe have to win every game \u2013 whatever it takes. For me, it was one of the worst games of the season. That was nothing. We have to do better in general. We have to win games like this.\u201d \nTranscribed by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUh_sXvHXtI\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch the video<\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUh_sXvHXtI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BVB-TV: match reactions<\/a><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-d9cae8c3df","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"Schlotterbeck: \u201cA winner\u2019s mentality means killing the game off\u201d","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","html":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/5/2601892_6_borussiadortmund-bodoglimt<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/5/2601892_6_borussiadortmund-bodoglimt","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"411843840","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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Just five minutes after the restart, Brandt made it 2-1. When BVB were briefly down to ten men due to an injury, Jens Petter Hauge equalised to make it 2-2. Despite 22 shots on goal to their opponents' seven, Borussia had to settle for a draw in the end.<\/p>\nThe scenario: \n <\/b>Before Matchday 6, BVB, in sixth place, had recorded three wins, one draw and one defeat. Bodø/Glimt were in 32nd place after two draws and three (narrow) defeats.<\/p>\nPersonnel matters: \n <\/b>Three days after the Bundesliga match against Hoffenheim (2-0), BVB fielded a team with four changes: Jobe Bellingham, Ramy Bensebaini, Maximilian Beier and Fabio Silva replaced the injured Marcel Sabitzer (muscle stiffness) as well as Daniel Svensson, Karim Adeyemi and Serhou Guirassy (who all moved to the bench).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/10/ucl-spielbericht/17-Bodo3.jpg\" data-assetref=\"17-Bodo3-1765400325480\"><\/p>\nTactics: \n <\/b>The Black & Yellows started the match with four new players in the line-up and a slightly altered formation. In a 3-4-1-2 set-up, Beier and Fabio Silva formed a strike partnership, with Julian Brandt playing as a playmaker behind them in the number ten role. Bodø/Glimt lined up in a 4-3-3 formation with only one defensive midfielder. When in possession, the Norwegians played confidently going forward, while their immense work rate ensured that there were no gaps when defending.<\/p>\nThe match & analysis: \n <\/b>After just 15 minutes, the spectators had already seen five chances in an entertaining game \u2013 three decent opportunities for BVB, two excellent chances for the visitors through Høgh, who was clean through on Gregor Kobel in the seventh minute but failed to get his shot on target. Five minutes later, he almost made it 1-0 with a powerful shot from the right, but Kobel made an impressive save to deflect the ball onto the post. Dortmund had previously had chances through Brandt, who headed just over the bar in the fifth minute, and Beier, whose shot was blocked in the sixth minute. In the 13th minute, Felix Nmecha tried his luck from outside the box, but Bodø keeper Haikin was on hand to parry the ball away for a corner.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/10/ucl-spielbericht/17-Bodo2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"17-Bodo2-1765400307275\"><\/p>\nIn the 18th minute, BVB took the lead after a quick attack. Fabio Silva had won the ball in midfield and drove towards the North Stand at speed. Two BVB players made supporting runs. Silva decided to pass to Brandt on his left, who slotted home from 14 metres to make it 1-0. Two minutes later, Beier headed a Silva cross just wide of the right post from close range, and Bellingham's header from Schlotterbeck's cross was also not far off (23).<\/p>\nAfter half an hour, Anton had to come off injured. Svensson took over Bensebaini's position on the left wing, with the Algerian moving into the back three alongside Anselmino and Schlotterbeck. The Black & Yellows continued to dominate the game and had another double chance: first, Fabio Silva tried his luck from the right of the penalty area, but Haikin saved. Beier fired the rebound towards goal with the outside of his right foot, but the keeper was again equal to the effort. Instead, the equaliser came out of nowhere: Bodø took their first corner short, Berg crossed sharply from the left, defender Aleesami rose powerfully and headed home from six metres to make it 1-1 at half-time (42). \n<\/p>\n<h2>Brandt with two goals<\/h2>\nBorussia picked up where they left off in the first 30 minutes of the match. Brandt now moved more to the left wing \u2013 and was successful again in the 51st minute. After a nice switch of play from Schlotterbeck from the centre to the right wing, Yan Couto sent a low, sharp cross into the box, where Beier was on hand but failed to beat the keeper from close range, only for Brandt to tap in the rebound. In the 58th minute, Beier's shot from distance was only centimetres off target. Shortly afterwards, he again tried his luck from 20 metres out, but Haikin managed to get his fingertips to it. From the resulting corner, Anselmino's header was cleared on the goal line (62).<\/p>\nWith a new strike force (Adeyemi and Guirassy came on), the last 25 minutes began. And once again, BVB conceded an equaliser. While Anselmino was receiving treatment off the pitch, the ball slipped through to Hauge, who found the back of the net to make it 2-2 (75). Kobel made a brilliant save to prevent Svensson from scoring an own goal in the 87th minute. Borussia continued to press forward in the closing stages, but their play was too imprecise overall, while the Norwegians did all they could to run down the clock.<\/p>\nOutlook: \n <\/b>There are two games left in the league phase in January: on 20 January in London against Tottenham Hotspur and on 28 January at home against Inter Milan. In the Bundesliga, BVB will play twice before Christmas: on Sunday (15:30 CET) in Freiburg and on Friday next week at home against Gladbach. \nBoris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>Teams & goals<\/h2>\nUEFA Champions League, Matchday 6 \n <\/b>Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 21:00 CET \nBORUSSIA DORTMUND 2\u20132 (1-1) FK BODØ/GLIMT<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/10/ucl-spielbericht/17-Bodo-Grafikj.jpg\" data-assetref=\"17-Bodo-Grafikj-1765400207037\"><\/p>\nBor. 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Just five minutes after the restart, Brandt made it 2-1. When BVB were briefly down to ten men due to an injury, Jens Petter Hauge equalised to make it 2-2. Despite 22 shots on goal to their opponents' seven, Borussia had to settle for a draw in the end.<\/p>\nThe scenario: \n <\/b>Before Matchday 6, BVB, in sixth place, had recorded three wins, one draw and one defeat. Bodø/Glimt were in 32nd place after two draws and three (narrow) defeats.<\/p>\nPersonnel matters: \n <\/b>Three days after the Bundesliga match against Hoffenheim (2-0), BVB fielded a team with four changes: Jobe Bellingham, Ramy Bensebaini, Maximilian Beier and Fabio Silva replaced the injured Marcel Sabitzer (muscle stiffness) as well as Daniel Svensson, Karim Adeyemi and Serhou Guirassy (who all moved to the bench).<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/10/ucl-spielbericht/17-Bodo3.jpg\" data-assetref=\"17-Bodo3-1765400325480\"><\/p>\nTactics: \n <\/b>The Black & Yellows started the match with four new players in the line-up and a slightly altered formation. In a 3-4-1-2 set-up, Beier and Fabio Silva formed a strike partnership, with Julian Brandt playing as a playmaker behind them in the number ten role. Bodø/Glimt lined up in a 4-3-3 formation with only one defensive midfielder. When in possession, the Norwegians played confidently going forward, while their immense work rate ensured that there were no gaps when defending.<\/p>\nThe match & analysis: \n <\/b>After just 15 minutes, the spectators had already seen five chances in an entertaining game \u2013 three decent opportunities for BVB, two excellent chances for the visitors through Høgh, who was clean through on Gregor Kobel in the seventh minute but failed to get his shot on target. Five minutes later, he almost made it 1-0 with a powerful shot from the right, but Kobel made an impressive save to deflect the ball onto the post. Dortmund had previously had chances through Brandt, who headed just over the bar in the fifth minute, and Beier, whose shot was blocked in the sixth minute. In the 13th minute, Felix Nmecha tried his luck from outside the box, but Bodø keeper Haikin was on hand to parry the ball away for a corner.<\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/10/ucl-spielbericht/17-Bodo2.jpg\" data-assetref=\"17-Bodo2-1765400307275\"><\/p>\nIn the 18th minute, BVB took the lead after a quick attack. Fabio Silva had won the ball in midfield and drove towards the North Stand at speed. Two BVB players made supporting runs. Silva decided to pass to Brandt on his left, who slotted home from 14 metres to make it 1-0. Two minutes later, Beier headed a Silva cross just wide of the right post from close range, and Bellingham's header from Schlotterbeck's cross was also not far off (23).<\/p>\nAfter half an hour, Anton had to come off injured. Svensson took over Bensebaini's position on the left wing, with the Algerian moving into the back three alongside Anselmino and Schlotterbeck. The Black & Yellows continued to dominate the game and had another double chance: first, Fabio Silva tried his luck from the right of the penalty area, but Haikin saved. Beier fired the rebound towards goal with the outside of his right foot, but the keeper was again equal to the effort. Instead, the equaliser came out of nowhere: Bodø took their first corner short, Berg crossed sharply from the left, defender Aleesami rose powerfully and headed home from six metres to make it 1-1 at half-time (42). \n<\/p>\n<h2>Brandt with two goals<\/h2>\nBorussia picked up where they left off in the first 30 minutes of the match. Brandt now moved more to the left wing \u2013 and was successful again in the 51st minute. After a nice switch of play from Schlotterbeck from the centre to the right wing, Yan Couto sent a low, sharp cross into the box, where Beier was on hand but failed to beat the keeper from close range, only for Brandt to tap in the rebound. In the 58th minute, Beier's shot from distance was only centimetres off target. Shortly afterwards, he again tried his luck from 20 metres out, but Haikin managed to get his fingertips to it. From the resulting corner, Anselmino's header was cleared on the goal line (62).<\/p>\nWith a new strike force (Adeyemi and Guirassy came on), the last 25 minutes began. And once again, BVB conceded an equaliser. While Anselmino was receiving treatment off the pitch, the ball slipped through to Hauge, who found the back of the net to make it 2-2 (75). Kobel made a brilliant save to prevent Svensson from scoring an own goal in the 87th minute. Borussia continued to press forward in the closing stages, but their play was too imprecise overall, while the Norwegians did all they could to run down the clock.<\/p>\nOutlook: \n <\/b>There are two games left in the league phase in January: on 20 January in London against Tottenham Hotspur and on 28 January at home against Inter Milan. In the Bundesliga, BVB will play twice before Christmas: on Sunday (15:30 CET) in Freiburg and on Friday next week at home against Gladbach. \nBoris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>Teams & goals<\/h2>\nUEFA Champions League, Matchday 6 \n <\/b>Wednesday, 10 December 2025, 21:00 CET \nBORUSSIA DORTMUND 2\u20132 (1-1) FK BODØ/GLIMT<\/b><\/p>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/12/10/ucl-spielbericht/17-Bodo-Grafikj.jpg\" data-assetref=\"17-Bodo-Grafikj-1765400207037\"><\/p>\nBor. Dortmund: <\/b>Kobel \u2013 Anselmino (76, Can), Anton (33, Svensson), Schlotterbeck \u2013 Couto (76, Ryerson), Bellingham, Nmecha, Bensebaini \u2013 Brandt \u2013 Beier (67, Adeyemi), Fabio Silva (67, Guirassy) \nFK Bodø/Glimt:<\/b> Haikin \u2013 Sjøvold, Bjørtuft, Aleesami (67, Nielsen), Määttä (77, Klyng) \u2013 Berg, Evjen, Fet (46, Saltnes) \u2013 Blomberg (67, Jørgensen), Høgh (67, Helmersen), Hauge \nSubstitutes:<\/b> Meyer, Ostrzinski; Gross, Chukwuemeka, Süle, Campbell, Duranville \u2013 Brøndbo, Lund \n Goals:<\/b> 1-0 Brandt (18, Fabio Silva), 1-1 Aleesami (42, Berg), 2-1 Brandt (51, Beier), 2-2 Hauge (75) \nCorners:<\/b> 10-4 (5-1 at half-time), chance ratio:<\/b> 9-5 (6-3) \nReferee:<\/b> Lambrechts (Belgien), bookings:<\/b> Adeyemi \nAttendance:<\/b> 81,365 (sold-out), weather:<\/b> dry, 10 degrees<\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-5ccac82cf9","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"BVB held 2-2: Brandt's goals and overall dominance not enough for win","exportedType":"text/plain"},"author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","html":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/5/2601892_6_borussiadortmund-bodoglimt<\/p>","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"value":"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/matches/football/profis/2025_2026/5/2601892_6_borussiadortmund-bodoglimt","exportedType":"text/plain"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"-1886868134","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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