Bundesliga Preview: Borussia Dortmund face Freiburg test

BREMEN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 22: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Bundesliga match between SV Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund at Wohninvest Weserstadion on February 22, 2020 in Bremen, Germany. (Photo by Max Maiwald/DeFodi Images via Getty Images) /

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(L-R) Dortmund’s Swiss defender Manuel Akanji, Dortmund’s Swiss goalkeeper Roman Buerki and Dortmund’s German defender Mats Hummels react after an own goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match SC Freiburg vs Borussia Dortmund in Freiburg, southern Germany, on October 5, 2019. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP via Getty Images) /

Previous Meeting: SC Freiburg 2-2 Borussia Dortmund

These two teams played out a 2-2 draw the last time they met. Lucien Favre made the brave decision of dropping Jadon Sancho, and saw his team get off to a great start courtesy of Axel Witsel’s stunning volley.

Dortmund paid the price of failing to add to their lead though, as Luca Waldschmidt equalised for the home side soon after the start of the second half.

The equaliser prompted Favre to bring on Jadon Sancho. And the Englishman made an immediate impact, assisting Achraf Hakimi to help the Black and Yellows regain the advantage.

But with Dortmund happy to sit back and defend, Freiburg applied the pressure and got their reward in the 90th minute when Manuel Akanji inadvertently deflected the ball into his own net, making it 2-2.

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The points were shared, and questions were raised about Borussia Dortmund’s mentality as well as Lucien Favre’s future. Both the fans and the club will be hoping for a better result against Freiburg this time around.

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