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BVB present Xabi with a nice farewell gift - four goals in Lever's net
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Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 11.05.25. | 18:59
The Dortmund side crushed Bayer on the road 4-2 and kept their UCL hopes alive ahead of the final Bundesliga round
Sometimes, motivation is everything. It's not about the strength or quality of a team - the crew that has what to play for emerges victorious in the end. An example of this phenomenon comes from Germany, where Borussia Dortmund smashed the vice-champions Bayer Leverkusen 4-2.
While Lever were definitely second, BVB have been fighting battles for the Champions League, and as a team with much more motives, Niko Kovac's men prevailed today.
Dortmund's Champions League dreams continue as they smash Leverkusen 💥 pic.twitter.com/rDp0s2iZj9
— OneFootball (@OneFootball) May 11, 2025
After the peaceful half an hour, the last 15 minutes before the break saw as many as three goals. Jeremie Frimpong put Lever in front, but two Julians - Brandt and Ryerson organized Dortmund's comeback before the break.
Another calm period followed before the new set of fireworks started. In only four minutes - before the 73rd and 77th - Karim Adeyemi and Serhou Guirassy sealed the deal for the visitors, making it 4-1, while Jonas Hofmann closed the gap to two goals in added time.
63 - Serhou Guirassy has scored 63 goals in his 100 Bundesliga games - of all non-German players, only Roy Makaay scored more goals in his first 100 Bundesliga games (64). Hunter. @Guirassy_19 pic.twitter.com/w9mUXSpTmN
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) May 11, 2025
Even though this game wasn't important to Leverkusen, it was the last match at BayArena for Xabi Alonso, who'll remember his time with Bayer fondly, though his final home clash won't have much room in his memory, that's for sure.
BUNDESLIGA - MATCHDAY 33
Friday
Wolfsburg - Hoffenheim 2-2 (1-1)
/Ostigard 1 (og), Wind 81 - Kaderabek 34, Bulter 84/
Saturday
Bochum - Mainz 1-4 (0-1)
/Holtmann 84 - Amiri 45+3, Mwene 53, Burkardt 73, Nebel 90+3/
Holstein Kiel - Freiburg 1-2 (1-1)
/Rosenboom - Manzanbi 45+2, Holer 58/
Union Berlin - Heidenheim 0-3 (0-1)
/Beck 12,76, Schoppner 53/
Werder - RB Leipzig 0-0
Bayern Munich - M'gladbach 2-0 (1-0)
/Kane 31, Olise 90/
Sunday
Leverkusen - Dortmund 2-4 (1-2)
/Frimpong 31, Hofmann 90+2 - Brandt 33, Ryerson 43, Adeyemi 73, Guirassy 77/
Eintracht Frankfurt - St. Pauli 1-2 IN PROGRESS
20.30: (1.58) Stuttgart (4.10) Augsburg (5.70)
***odds are subject to change***
