Haaland the inspiration again
Borussia Dortmund scored three times in the second fifty percent, twice with Erling Haaland as soon as with Jadon Sancho, to beat hosts RB Leipzig 3-1 on Saturday and close the gap to the top spots found in the Bundesliga.
After a toothless initially half Dortmund, who have now won both group games in 2021, improved following the break, taking the lead when Halaand charged down the wing and Marco Reus flicked his cross on along with his high heel for Sancho to fire in.
The England international has scored for the second consecutive video game after failing to get the back of the web in the first 13 league matches of the campaign.
The visitors came near a second goal in the 65th but Haaland's powerful shot was tipped onto the crossbar by keeper Peter Gulacsi.
Second-located Leipzig, who had placed a clean sheet within their previous 4 league game titles, responded with a potential for their own several minutes down the road as Dani Olmo hit the post along with his shot.
But Haaland got onto the score sheet, heading in a Sancho cross at the far content after launching the maneuver himself in the 72nd minute.
The Norway international grabbed another goal six minutes from the finish when he was sent through by Reus to round Gulacsi before Leipzig scored in the 90th with Alexander Sorloth.
"Everyone understands that today this is an extremely important game for all of us," said Dortmund's Emre Can, who came in after around 30 minutes for the injured Axel Witsel.
"It was a casino game that would reveal which way our season will be heading. It had been decisive to earn it. The previous few weeks have not been easy."
Dortmund had won only 1 of their last five game titles of 2020 before December's two-week cold months break.
"Now you want to launch our attack," Germany international Can said.
Dortmund are fourth in the standings on 28 things, five off leaders Bayern Munich, who shed 3-2 at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Fri. Leipzig, who experienced their first home lack of the growing season, are second on 31
