BERLIN (Germany): Borussia Dortmund beat Wolfsburg 2-0 win on Saturday in the second weekend of the Bundesliga’s restart from the coronavirus-enforced suspension.
Goals by Raphael Guerreiro and Achraf Hakimi sealed an away win in front of empty stands to leave them a point behind league leaders Bayern.
On Tuesday, Dortmund host defending champions Bayern — who host Eintracht Frankfurt later on Saturday — in a showdown behind closed doors.
This was the second weekend of the Bundesliga’s restart, following a two-month hiatus, as the first top European league to resume during the coronavirus pandemic.
A minute’s silence was held before kick-off in the afternoon’s four matches to remember the victims of COVID-19, which has so far claimed 8,216 lives in Germany.
“It was hard work, we had to defend well for the entire match. We were all very happy when we scored the second goal. Regardless, we didn’t allow much defensively over 90 minutes,” said Akanji at the post-match Press conference.
In the final minutes, Wolfsburg had replacement Felix Klaus sent off for fouling Hakimi.
Bayer Leverkusen built on Monday’s drubbing of Werder Bremen by moving up to third place with a 3-1 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach, who dropped to fourth.
Hummels’ fitness troubles Borussia
Meanwhile, Borussia are sweating over the fitness of Mats Hummels ahead of Tuesday’s top-of-the-table clash against Bayern at Signal Iduna Park.
The experienced centre-back was forced off at the break on Saturday.
“I briefly spoke to the doctor, his (Mats) Achilles’ tendon is the issue. We hope that he can play again on Tuesday,” said BVB sporting director Michael Zorc after the game.
