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What an incredibly silly team. Who among us went in tonight?s Champions League fixture against Real Madrid expecting Borussia Dortmund to be 2-0 up at halftime" The answer is none of us. None of us are that silly. But sure enough, BVB were in a great position after 45 minutes, thanks to goals from Donyell Malen and Jamie Gittens. But you know what they say, 2-0 is the most dangerous lead in sports. I don?t think they usually have a 5-2 drubbing in mind when they say that, but that?s what BVB got.
Nuri ?ahin made the comical (and familiar) mistake of bringing on a center back to protect the 2-0 lead, and within minutes the game was level. Real Madrid were not finished though. They put up five uninterrupted goals, three of which were scored by Vinicius Jr, and walked away smug and victorious, as they often do. Here are our nominations for Man of the Match in Dortmund?s hilarious and stupid 5-2 loss at the Santiago Bernabeu this evening.
Donyell Malen
A goal and an asisst. Good. Well done.
Serhou Guirassy
He didn?t get a goal tonight, but he picked up a lovely assist. He was often the focal point of BVB?s offense.
Jamie Gittens
Gittens got himself on the end of a nice cross to put BVB 2-0 up, but he was also causing Real so many problems going forward. BVB?s collapse came almost immediately after Gittens came off. Dortmund lost their outlet for transitions that kept Real honest, and they were forced to sit back wi...