BVB wants to take the lead in the battle for the German championship. It goes in the derby to VfL Bochum. This is how things look in the run-up for the Dortmunders.
Five games to go and the German champion could be Borussia Dortmund. If BVB wins all of its games, FC Bayern can go all the way, and then the Munich team’s championship streak will be broken.
The first hurdle on the way to the title for BVB is VfL Bochum on Friday (20:30). At the Ruhrstadion, coach Edin Terzic’s team wants to finally win away from home again.
Including the cup and the Champions League, there has not been a win away from home for a long time. The last away win was in Hoffenheim in February. BVB also had to settle for a draw at Schalke and Stuttgart.
Terzic: “We have not been able to win the last five away games. But if we couldn’t win away from home, we wouldn’t be where we are now. We can and we have to pull it off in the last two away games to reach our goals. “
The Dortmund coach, who will have to do without Thomas Meunier, Nico Schlotterbeck and Soumaïla Coulibaly, knows, however, that it will not be a foregone conclusion at the relegation candidates. “They play a very intense soccer, have fixed patterns and put a big emphasis on standards. Bochum always come through their target player in the forward line, who then passes the balls to quick outsiders. A lot of teams have struggled there. “
It’s a district derby. We can remember the cup match in Bochum under floodlights, the atmosphere is heated
Edin Terzic
In addition, the constellation must be taken into account. Full house, derby, it’s not a game like any other. Terzic: “It’s a district derby. We can remember the cup game in Bochum under floodlights, the atmosphere is heated. It will be a difficult task, but we’re going into the game with a healthy dose of confidence. “
His addition: “The most important step is always the next one. We are well prepared and the guys have trained well during the week. We can improve our situation tomorrow, but that can only happen if we take three points.”
If that works out, four more games to the title follow. Three of them at home. After the VfL game, it’s home against VfL Wolfsburg, then Gladbach comes to Dortmund. On the penultimate matchday, BVB has to play FC Augsburg, then FSV Mainz comes to BVB on the last matchday.
Terzic is combative: “We’re looking forward to the sausage now. We want to show that we are ready to take the final steps and then celebrate together at the end. “
