Borussia Dortmund clinched a 4-3 thriller at residence towards Augsburg on Sunday as Sebastien Haller returned to the group after battling testicular most cancers. Dortmund took the lead 3 times, just for Augsburg to equalise, exploiting the house facet’s disorganised defence. Dortmund supervisor Edin Terzic introduced on Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Gio Reyna within the seventieth minute, with each wingers scoring objectives to assist carry their group to victory.

Speaking after the match, Terzic praised his group’s resilience in a “wild, chaotic match”.

“I’m happy we still won the game with all the setbacks… The positive thing is that we fought back.”

Augsburg coach Enrico Maassen stated his facet, who’re only one place above the relegation playoff spot, may take positives from the “annoying” outcome.

“We played a huge game… We will get our points if we play like this.”

Dortmund had the higher of the early proceedings earlier than Jude Bellingham broke by way of within the twenty ninth minute.

The 19-year-old Englishman collected the ball on the sting of the field and despatched the Augsburg defenders the improper approach, earlier than drilling a low shot into the underside proper nook of the web.

Despite Dortmund’s dominance of possession, Augsburg hit again within the fortieth minute, when Dion Beljo dispossessed a sloppy Nico Schlotterbeck earlier than passing to Arne Maier, who hammered residence.

Schlotterbeck redeemed himself instantly, nevertheless, heading in a Julian Brandt free-kick to place Dortmund up 2-1.

Augsburg equalised in stoppage time, Ermedin Demirovic chipping over Dortmund ‘keeper Gregor Kobel for his sixth aim of the marketing campaign.

Haller got here off the bench within the 61st minute to rapturous applause from the house and away followers, his first aggressive look since May 2022.

With the sport drifting in the direction of extra dropped factors for the house facet, Bynoe-Gittens and Reyna had been launched.

The residence facet reclaimed the lead virtually instantly, with the 18-year-old Englishman Bynoe-Gittens fantastically curling the ball in from outdoors the field.

Augsburg’s David Colina hit again lower than a minute later however Dortmund reclaimed the lead two minutes after that, when US ahead Reyna lifted the ball over Rafal Gikiewicz and into the again of the web.

Reyna turned to Dortmund’s well-known yellow wall after scoring the winner, placing his fingers in his ears in an obvious gesture referencing the continuing spat between nationwide group coach Gregg Berhalter and the Reyna household which has engulfed US soccer for the reason that Qatar World Cup.

Terzic lauded Reyna’s resilience, saying “he’s copped so much in the last couple of weeks”.

Dortmund held on in a nervous ultimate couple of minutes for the three factors which moved them into sixth place within the desk.

Defender Schlotterbeck, who was at fault for 2 of Augsburg’s three objectives, thanked his group’s attackers for bailing out the facet’s shoddy defence.

“Quality up front – and no quality at the back,” the Germany defender informed broadcaster DAZN.

“I don’t even know whether I should be happy with the win or angry about the three goals conceded.”

In Sunday’s late sport, Borussia Moenchengladbach host Bayer Leverkusen.

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