An own goal on each side, no Erling Haaland due to hip injury, sluggish performance from the Millionaires and guests from Leverkusen taking full advantage of Borussia struggling – final score 2-5 at Signal Iduna Park.Second and third in the Bundesliga squared off with plenty to play for. But it was the team from Leverkusen that got all three points – their first victory at Dortmund in eight years.Entertainment was on the menu from the very start – after just ten minutes the visitors found the opening goal through Manuel Akanji’s own goal. Gregor Kobel’s initial save cannoned off the defender’s leg and ended up behind the Swiss goalkeeper. But neither of the two is to blame as initially, Dan-Axel Zagadou was the one who misplaced a pass across his own box.Another own goal leveled the score – Dortmund did not wait long to bounce back to equalize. This time it was Jeremie Frimpong after a set-piece, the ball changed it’s course after hitting the Dutchman on the head.Borussia Dortmund have now kept just one clean sheet in their last 11 Bundesliga games. Manuel Akanji with an own goal against Leverkusen this afternoon. 😩 pic.twitter.com/4MP57vQay9— Squawka Football (@Squawka) February 6, 2022 Dortmund 1 Leverkusen 1. Frimpong own goal #BVBB04 pic.twitter.com/IVA8s7LdGk— Football24/7 (@foet247europa) February 6, 2022 First quarter of the match was to forget for both sides, defensively at least. However, in the 20th minute, it all started going downhill for the home team. Leverkusen took the lead once more after a lightning-quick counter-attacking move and it ended with the sixth Bundesliga goal of the season for Florian Wirtz.Dortmund turning things around seemed like a fairy tale just before the half-hour mark – Robert Andrich’s stunning free-kick found the top left corner from the edge of the box to make it 3-1.🇩🇪 Florian Wirtz is now involved in 15 goals this season in the Bundesliga for Bayer Leverkusen. Goals: ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️Assists: 🅰️🅰️🅰️🅰️🅰️🅰️🅰️🅰️🅰️Are you not entertained. 🍿 pic.twitter.com/8f5UlVvF4d— Mozo Football (@MozoFootball) February 6, 2022 28’ ANDRICH!!! What a hit! #BVBB04 | 1-3 | #Bundesliga pic.twitter.com/lTwnLoyxUD— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) February 6, 2022 Dortmund were on the ropes when the halftime break arrived. But the momentum stayed the same after the squads came back on the grass of Westfalen. Leverkusen remained on top in the second period and their fourth goal was a beauty – courtesy of Jonathan Tah and his marvelous volley shot.In the closing stages, two more goals came but it did not water down the bitter taste for Dortmund fans. Their beloved team could not find a route back into the game and it only became worse when Moussa Diaby scored the fifth for the guests. The consolation goal came from Steffen Tigges in injury time.The loss for Marco Rose’s men means that the gap to league-leaders Bayern Munich goes up to nine points. The Pharmacists from Leverkusen are now just five points behind Dortmund. BUNDESLIGA – Round 21FridayHertha – Bochum 1-1 (1-0)/Belfodil 23 – Polter 48/SaturdayKoln – Freiburg 1-0 (1-0)/Modeste 23/Bielefeld – Monchenglagbach 1-1 (1-1)/Serra 19 – Plea 38/Augsburg – Union Berlin 2-0 (1-0)/Gregoritsch 16, Hahn 59/Stuttgart – Eintracht Frankfurt 2-3 (1-1)/Anton 42, Kalajdzic 70 – N’Dicka 7, Hrustic 47, 77/Mainz – Hoffenheim 2-0 (0-0)/Lee 79, Niakhate 83 pen/Bayern – RB Leipzig 3-2 (2-1)/Muller 12, Lewandowski 44, Gvardiol 58 og – Silva 27, Nkunku 53/SundayDortmund – Leverkusen 2-5 (1-3)/Frimpong 16 og, Tigges 90+1 – Akanji 11 og, Wirtz 20. Andrich 28, Tah 53, Diaby 87/Wolfsburg – Greuther Furth 1-0 IN PROGRESS***odds are subject to change
