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A tale of two halves: The fallout from Borussia Dortmund’s win over Eintracht Frankfurt

By Brian Szlenk Straub

Mahmoud Dahoud celebrates with teammates Erling Haaland, Donyell Malen, Thorgan Hazard and Mats Hummels of Borussia Dortmund after scoring their team's third goal during the Bundesliga match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund at Deutsche Bank Park on January 08, 2022 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
Mahmoud Dahoud celebrates with teammates Erling Haaland, Donyell Malen, Thorgan Hazard and Mats Hummels of Borussia Dortmund after scoring their team's third goal during the Bundesliga match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund at Deutsche Bank Park on January 08, 2022 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images) /
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Borussia Dortmund began the second half of their season much like they ended their first; making life in the Bundesliga harder for themselves than it probably should be.

Borussia Dortmund faced Eintracht Frankfurt at the Deutsche Bank Park in a fixture that head coach Marco Rose believed wouldn’t resemble his side’s 5-2 drubbing of Die Adler on the opening match day of the season.

"“They will come at us with a lot of power and energy, but a lot of footballing quality as well. They’re a good team with good momentum,” Rose said during his pre-match press conference."

Rose was correct in his assessment. This was neither the same Borussia Dortmund side nor the same Eintracht Frankfurt side from the beginning of the season. Dortmund came into this game a team on the mend with many players just overcoming injuries and spells on the sidelines, in addition to still having some familiar faces yet to be deemed fully fit to take part in the proceedings. They had drawn and lost their last two away games of the Hinrunde, which certainly would have had an effect on their confidence.

Eintracht Frankfurt, on the other hand, while missing some key figures in their lineup as well, came into the game off a hot run of form prior to the break. Die Adler had only been beaten once in their last 11 games in all competitions, winning 7 in total. Striker Rafael Borré, brought in to fill the void left by André Silva when he left for Leipzig in the summer transfer window, has been finding his feet and has become the team’s top scorer for the season.

The contrasting fortunes and form of each side indicated that we would see a far closer affair this time around. The first half underscored this as a strong start from Dortmund saw them eventually capitulate and allow Borré to score twice. As usual, Dortmund were digging themselves their very own pitfall and turning the tie into an uphill battle.

The second half, however, saw Dortmund quite unexpectedly turn the tide and eventually come back to win 3-2 in emphatic fashion. This roller coaster of a game deserves a closer look particularly because it was not only a crucial Dortmund win, but also quite clearly highlights both the positives and negatives in their overall play this season.

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