BVB draw with Roma after blistering first half In the opening minutes, the Black and Yellows failed to get a grip on either the opposition or the game, lost many challenges, and lacked defensive awareness. A ball unfortunately deflected by Nmecha after Cristante’s initial cross had first been cleared was slotted into the far corner by Dybala (4'). Five minutes later, the unmarked Cristante headed a Dybala corner into the top corner from close range – 0-2. BVB – once again with Svensson on the right and therefore Ryerson on the left – were awake after that “cold shower” in muggy, warm weather. Svensson’s cross caused problems for Roma keeper Svilar, and after the rebound, Karetsas sent the ball back into the middle from the left edge of the box, Svensson squared it, and Ryerson stuck out a foot (12'). After the quick reply, Borussia pushed for the equalizer, with Karetsas earning applause several times for his direct play. In the 28th minute, he feigned taking a free-kick; instead, Ryerson played the ball in from the left, where it dropped to Guirassy at the five-meter line and ended up in the net for 2-2.
Karetsas rattles the crossbar after the break The 81,365 spectators in the sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK continued to see spectacular scenes afterward. First, Rensch missed what should have been Roma’s certain 3-2 after Malen’s delivery (29'). Almost immediately at the other end, Karetsas played Inacio through, leaving him one-on-one with Svilar, but he was denied by a strong save with the keeper’s foot. Karetsas’ thunderbolt off the crossbar had the fans out of their seats at the start of the second half (48'), and two minutes later he forced Svilar into another save with a fierce shot – although a pass to the centrally positioned Guirassy might have been the more promising option.
After an hour, it was time for substitutions, which did not help the flow of the game but were important for match practice. Sabitzer’s goal for the supposed 3-2 was not allowed. However, the substitute midfielder was still in his own half when the ball was played (71'). Ten minutes from time, Silva was denied by the goalkeeper. Kobel was also called into action again: in the 85th minute after a cheeky Dybala free-kick. BORUSSIA DORTMUND – AS ROMA 2:2 (2:2) BVB: Kobel – Gadou (80' Reggiani), Mane, Bensebaini – Svensson, Bellingham, Nmecha (72' Yamamoto), Ryerson (72' Kaua Prates) – Karetsas (59' Sabitzer), Inacio (59' Albert) – Guirassy (59' Silva)Bench: Drewes, Meyer; Lerma, Azhil, RiedlUnavailable: Anton (training management), Beier (knee knock), Can (cruciate ligament tear), Chukwuemeka (muscular problems), Schlotterbeck (ankle) Roma: Svilar (86' Gollini) – Mancini (76' Ghilardi), Ndicka (86' Ziolkowski), Hermoso (59' Koulierakis) – Lulli (76' Reale), Cristante, El Aynaoui (59' Koné), Rensch (59' Molina) – Dybala (86' Mannini), Soulé (76' Vaz) – Malen (59' Castro) This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.