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Hertha Berlin 2-3 Borussia Dortmund: Key Talking Points

By Brian Szlenk Straub

16 March 2019, Berlin: Soccer: Bundesliga, Hertha BSC - Borussia Dortmund, 26th matchday. Dortmund's players cheer for goal. Photo: Andreas Gora/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the requirements of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga or the DFB Deutscher Fußball-Bund, it is prohibited to use or have used photographs taken in the stadium and/or the match in the form of sequence images and/or video-like photo sequences. (Photo by Andreas Gora/picture alliance via Getty Images)
16 March 2019, Berlin: Soccer: Bundesliga, Hertha BSC - Borussia Dortmund, 26th matchday. Dortmund's players cheer for goal. Photo: Andreas Gora/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the requirements of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga or the DFB Deutscher Fußball-Bund, it is prohibited to use or have used photographs taken in the stadium and/or the match in the form of sequence images and/or video-like photo sequences. (Photo by Andreas Gora/picture alliance via Getty Images) /
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FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 02: Jadon Malik Sancho of Borussia Dortmund and Marco Reus of Borussia Dortmund celebrate during the Bundesliga match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund at Commerzbank-Arena on February 2, 2019 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 02: Jadon Malik Sancho of Borussia Dortmund and Marco Reus of Borussia Dortmund celebrate during the Bundesliga match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund at Commerzbank-Arena on February 2, 2019 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /

Reus and Sancho the difference for Dortmund’s attack

Once again, the heroics for Dortmund fell to “captain clutch” Marco Reus and mercurial winger Jadon Sancho. The duo were once again at the forefront of both creating chances and scoring pivotal goals to make sure Dortmund’s title bid stays alive.

In the case of Sancho, the pacey winger started the game a little slow, misplacing passes and losing possession needlessly. Despite this, Sancho’s second half performance showed his quality once again as he dazzled the crowd with his immense talents. Sancho was responsible for assisting both goals in the second half, with the winger setting up Zagadou for his equalizing header, and passing the ball to Reus for his stoppage time goal.

Sancho also had quite a few cutting passes throughout the game, one of my favorites being the one to Marius Wolf in the 74th minute. Sancho found an onrushing Wolf with a cutting pass through the defense which led to Wolf squaring the ball across the box, creating one of Dortmund’s best chances in the game. Unfortunately, the shot was scuffed by Christian Pulisic, but the creative intent was brilliant to say the least.

As for Marco Reus, the Dortmund captain found himself coming up big for his team yet again this season by scoring the winning goal in stoppage time. Seemingly a chance that came from nothing, it was interesting, and slightly amusing to see Dortmund score from this opportunity which was far less clear cut than the other opportunities they had created throughout the game. What matters though, is that Reus found the back of the net with a beautiful shot, sealing the win for his team and, at least for 24 hours, putting them ahead of Bayern by 3 points.

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