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Key talking points from Borussia Dortmund’s victory over Schalke

By Brian Szlenk Straub

GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 08: Players of Dortmund celebrates after winning the Bundesliga match between FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund at the Veltins Arena on December 08, 2018 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/TF-Images via Getty Images)
GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 08: Players of Dortmund celebrates after winning the Bundesliga match between FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund at the Veltins Arena on December 08, 2018 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/TF-Images via Getty Images) /
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GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY – DECEMBER 08: Daniel Caligiuri of FC Schalke 04 scores his team’s first goal from the penalty spotduring the Bundesliga match between FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund at Veltins-Arena on December 8, 2018 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)
GELSENKIRCHEN, GERMANY – DECEMBER 08: Daniel Caligiuri of FC Schalke 04 scores his team’s first goal from the penalty spotduring the Bundesliga match between FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund at Veltins-Arena on December 8, 2018 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images) /

A controversial penalty gifts Schalke a lifeline

The 60th minute of the game saw Schalke get awarded a penalty after Marco Reus stepped on Amine Harit in the box while winning the ball from the Schalke Midfielder. The calls for a penalty were initially ignored by the referee, but VAR had it’s say and the call was reversed. Daniel Caligari stepped up and slotted home past Roman Bürki, restoring parity for the hosts.

Having watched the play several times, I still find it very hard to see how the penalty was awarded in the first place, especially considering there was no intent, on top of the fact that Reus was in front of the ball at the time of the incident. Thankfully, however, the call did not have a massive impact in the end result with Borussia Dortmund still able to pick up a much needed 3 points.

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