Borussia Dortmund were surprised by Hoffenheim this Sunday in the 23rd round of the German Championship and, despite playing at their home stadium, Signal Iduna Park, they were defeated 3-2. The result put an end to Dortmund’s eight-game unbeaten run in the championship .Hoffenheim had been without a win for eight games at Alemão.
The result affects the teams’ projections for competing in next season’s European cups. Fourth placed and, at the moment, last in the country for the Champions League, Dortmund saw Stuttgart open a six-point lead (47 to 41) in third place. The round wasn’t worse because Leipzig also lost and remains one point behind.
Hoffenheim closed the gap to Frankfurt, which occupies sixth place and the place in the Conference League, to four points (34 to 30). Frankfurt also played this Sunday and only drew 2-2 with Wolfsburg, even playing at their stadium.
Lacroix and Behrens scored for Wolfsburg in the first half. Frankfurt scored one in the first half, with Philip Max, but only managed to equalize in the 47th minute of the second half with Marmoush.
The last time Hoffenheim played in a European cup was in the 2018/19 season, when they fell in the group stage of the Champions League, failing to win a game against Shakhtar Donetsk, Manchester City and Lyon.
The first goal in Dortmund came after a failure by the home team’s defense. Striker Bebou took advantage and scored in the 2nd minute. Borussia Dortmund managed to turn things around in the first half, with goals from Malen and Schlotterbeck (headers), both assisted by veteran Marco Reus.
Striker Beier gave Hoffenheim the victory with two goals in the second half. In the first, in the 16th minute, he took a long shot, the ball deflected along the way and deceived goalkeeper Meyer. Three minutes later, the striker received a pass from Stach inside the area and shot into the middle of the goal.
Beier took over Hoffenheim’s isolated top scorer with 10 goals against Alemão. He was level with Croatian striker Kramaric, who had scored against Dortmund in the first round.
In the next round, Borussia Dortmund will go to Berlin to face Union Berlin on Saturday, and on Sunday Hoffeinhem will host Werder Bremen in a direct confrontation, as both have 30 points in the table.