Dortmund

First-half goals from Marco Reus and Emre Can sent Borussia Dortmund three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga on Friday with a 2-1 home win over ...

Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus has scored again in a 2-1 win over Leipzig that lifted the team three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga and ...

“We played a really good game in the first half and defended with all we've got in the second,” Terzić said. Meyer made his fifth league appearance of the season. It’s the best record for any team across Europe’s top five leagues in 2023.

Get a report of the Borussia Dortmund vs. RB Leipzig 2022-23 German Bundesliga football match.

"Unfortunately it was not enough for us in the end and that is bitter. "We are very, very happy," said scorer Reus. [Emre Can](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/159142/Emre-Can)'s shot from 20 metres took a slight deflection in the 39th but stepped off the gas after the break, handing control to Leipzig once more. [Marco Reus](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/122356/Marco-Reus) penalty and a deflected shot from [Emre Can](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/159142/Emre-Can) in the first half put them in the driving seat before Leipzig pulled a goal back through [Emil Forsberg](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/148641/Emil-Forsberg) late in the second half. [Janis Blaswich](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/161825/Janis-Blaswich) in the box and the Dortmund captain stepped up to drill in the penalty and move into second place on the club's all-time scorers' list with his 159th goal. [Borussia Dortmund](/soccer/team?id=124) took a two-goal lead in the first half and hung on for a nervous 2-1 victory over [RB Leipzig](/soccer/team?id=11420) on Friday to go top of the [Bundesliga](/soccer/league/_/name/GER.1) and stretch their perfect run in 2023 to eighth straight league wins.

Borussia Dortmund beat RB Leipzig 2-1 at Signal Iduna Park in a crucial clash to go top of the Bundesliga.

Marco Reus strikes a superb effort on goal but Blaswich gets a hand to it and it's out for a corner. Leipzig continued to push and almost earned a point in the dying seconds but for a superb piece of defending from Schlotterbeck. When RB Leipzig started to shoot from all angles, it was Schlotterbeck who was constantly throwing his body in the way, blocking three shots in total. It was a significant goal for Reus as it takes him to second in Borussia Dortmund's all-time goal scorers list on 159. Marcel Halstenberg spurned a huge chance to score an equaliser for his side in the 36th minute. It was the visitors who had the first real chance of the match with four minutes on the clock.

Berlin: First-half goals from Marco Reus and Emre Can helped Borussia Dortmund go top of Bundesliga after moving 2-1 past resilient Leipzig at the curtain ...

I think it was an entertaining top clash for everyone,” said Leipzig striker Forsberg. Dortmund eventually broke the deadlock five minutes later as Leipzig goalkeeper Janis Blaswich fouled Reus inside the box. “We played very well in the second half and were the better team, but Dortmund scored twice in the first half and played it well.

First-half goals from Marco Reus and Emre Can sent Borussia Dortmund three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga on Friday with a 2-1 home win over ...

A "very satisfied" Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said his side "played a really good game in the first half and in the second half defended passionately". After the match, Reus told DAZN "we had to hold on at the end" but said "our goal was to steal the lead on top of the table back and we did it". Dortmund captain Reus won and converted a penalty after 21 minutes and Can doubled the lead with five first-half minutes remaining with a long-distance shot from outside the box.

A Marco Reus penalty and a deflected shot from Emre Can in the first half put Dortmund in the driving seat before Leipzig pulled a goal back through Emil ...

Dortmund struck against the run of play in the 21st minute when Reus was brought down by keeper Janis Blaswich in the box and the Dortmund captain stepped up to drill in the penalty and move into second place on the club’s all-time scorers’ list with his 159th goal. “We are very, very happy,” said scorer Reus. Borussia Dortmund took a two-goal lead in the first half and hung on for a nervous 2-1 victory over RB Leipzig on Friday to go top of the Bundesliga and stretch its perfect run in 2023 to eighth straight league wins.

Captain Marco Reus scored again in a 2-1 win over Leipzig that lifted Borussia Dortmund three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga and preserved its ...

Meyer made his fifth league appearance of the season. Only Adi Preißler, who scored 177 for Dortmund in two stints from 1946 to 1959, has more. It's the best record for any team across Europe's top five leagues in 2023.

That's ten wins from ten games in 2023 and I couldn't be more excited to write that. The Friday night scoring was opened by Marco Reus after Leipzig keeper, ...

Meyer made four saves and two of those were in the final minutes of this game. When news broke of Gregor Kobel picking up an injury in the warmup, Alex was thrust between the sticks and he needed to perform. His ball control in drawing the penalty leading to the first goal was incredible.

Marco Reus converted a 21st-minute penalty to join Michael Zorc as Dortmund's second all-time leading scorer with his 159th goal for the club.

We began well in the first half, and then Dortmund had a good phase and was very effective. "It's tough to accept the result considering the performance we had today. "In the second half, we were definitely the better side.

Borussia Dortmund have been slowly creeping up the table, knocking at the door of league leaders Bayern Munich as they slip away and fall victim to their ...

The art of timing runs effectively as a forward is never an easy task, as it requires adequate scanning of the four pillars to the game: ball, opposition, teammates and space (BOTS). In the final attacking phase, Dortmund would throw numbers forward in abundance, recognizing they had Ozcan and Can to stay back as part of their rest-defense. They could then open up more room for the centre for the likes of Bellingham, Reus and Brandt, which is where they often carved die Roten Bullen open and created their best chances. The use of Haller to pull defenders out of position made this all the more effective, taking full advantage of the fantastic [ usual principles of play](https://themastermindsite.com/2023/02/19/edin-terzic-borussia-dortmund-tactical-analysis-2022-23/), including high-flying full-backs galloping up the wing as the wide attackers invert into central areas. Now with a commanding performance and signal of intent against RB Leipzig, the Black & Yellows currently sit top of the table with Bayern still to play this weekend.

While young stars like Jude Bellingham and Josko Gvardiol may leave them, Dortmund and Leipzig already have prodigies lined up to take their places.

[Mats Hummels](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/84627/Mats-Hummels) was showing signs of slowing down in recent years, BVB had to look for alternatives. Meanwhile, Leipzig may have already found their new Nkunku in [Hungary](/soccer/team?id=480) midfielder [Dominik Szoboszlai](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/257206/Dominik-Szoboszlai). [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) and [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86) are said to be favourites for the 19-year-old this summer. But Schlotterbeck also had to go through valleys, most notably a frustrating World Cup campaign during which the public put some of the blame for Germany's loss to [Japan](/soccer/team?id=627) in the opening game of the group stage on him. Watching them grow is special; it's even exciting to watch them when they are still unpolished and youthfully audacious. Only a few months after the World Cup, rarely anyone at Dortmund, including the 80,000 inside the Signal Iduna Park, would advocate benching him, as he has been a revelation in Dortmund's nine-game winning streak since the winter break. It naturally frustrates supporters that those with deeper pockets take away their team's best players, but, so far, Germany's top flight and its clubs have found ways to unearth new talents from year to year. [Borussia Dortmund](/soccer/team?id=124) and [RB Leipzig](/soccer/team?id=11420) clash on Friday (2:30 p.m. All three might sign with [Premier League](/soccer/league/_/name/JAM.1) clubs this summer. It required an expert's eye to see that, regardless of his defensive errors and lapses of concentration, Schlotterbeck was special. Some of this development could be attributed to Leipzig head coach Marco Rose, who has known the player since he was 15 years old. Szoboszlai received the time a young up-and-comer sometimes needs, but doesn't always get at powerhouse clubs who are focused on winning trophies.