Borussia Dortmund beat Augsburg 1-0 at the WWK Arena on Saturday as Serhou Guirassy netted the only goal of the match in the 37th minute. Niko Kovac's side climbed to third position in the Bundesliga table with 20 points from nine games and now looks forward to a challenging match against Manchester City at the Etihad in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Coming off a 120-minute slog against Eintracht Frankfurt in the cup, which Der BVB clinched on penalties, the ramifications were visible here as Dortmund looked energy-sapped for much of the game. That attacking effervescence was missing, and chances were scarce.
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However, the Yellow and Blacks were fortunate enough to go ahead before the break as Augsburg's defensive mix-up allowed Guirassy to break the deadlock after 37 minutes. Waldermar Anton's cross was headed down by Chrislain Matsima, which came off his own teammate Han-Noah Massengo.
Guirassy, standing unmarked on the edge of the box, chased the loose ball, took a touch, and then fired one in beyond Augsburg goalkeeper Finn Dahmen to make it 1-0 for Dortmund. Augsburg huffed and puffed in search of an equalizer, but couldn't find a breakthrough.
Here are the player ratings for Dortmund:
Gregor Kobel - 7/10: Only had one save to make as Augsburg were toothless; another clean sheet
Aaron Anselmino - 8.5/10: Demonstrated excellent vision to make five clearances and fought tooth and nail for possession, making eight ground duels and winning five.
Waldermar Anton - 8.5/10: Tremendous positional awareness; made a game-high of 12 clearances with an additional seven recoveries.
Ramy Bensebaini - 8/10: Kept biting at the heels of Augsburg players for the ball and kept every right kosher on his side of the defense.
Yan Couto - 6.5/10: Couldn't get involved as much but has three crosses to show
Pascal Gross - 7.5/10: Offered an extra cover to the backline but also drove forward whenever he smelled an opportunity; made five crosses.
Felix Nmecha - 7.5/10: Back in the line-up and back with a bang; made nine ground duels and won seven
Maximilian Beier - 7.5/10: Made a couple of good passes in the opposition half but also made a telling impact defensively too
Carney Chukwuemeka - 6.5/10: Was lacking his usual creative flair; made just one key pass
Serhou Guirassy - 9/10: The Guinean hitman ended his drought with a sublime goal
Julian Brandt - 6/10: Misplaces passes, lost possession a staggering 15 times; the lowest-ranked Dortmund player by SofaScore at 6.2
Substitutes
Jobe Bellingham - 6.5/10
Daniel Svensson - 6/10
Julian Ryerson - 7/10
Marcel Sabitzer - 6.5