Borussia Dortmund Hold Prime 4 Hopes Alive, Serhou Guirassy Takes Season Tally To 24 Targets

Serhou Guirassy scored as Borussia Dortmund boosted their slim top-four hopes with a 2-0 win at St Pauli on Saturday, whereas RB Leipzig’s slide continued with a house loss to Mainz. Fresh from scoring 4 targets in a 6-0 demolition of Union Berlin final outing, Guirassy put Dortmund in entrance 5 minutes into the second half, tapping in a Karim Adeyemi cross. Adeyemi put Dortmund within the driver’s seat with a superb solo purpose eight minutes later. The 23-year-old Adeyemi, one of many smallest gamers on the pitch, latched onto a protracted ball and used his energy to grapple previous two defenders earlier than slotting residence.

It is the primary time Dortmund have gained two in a row within the league this season.

Dortmund, who host Lille within the Champions League final 16 on Tuesday, sit tenth, six factors off fourth with 10 video games remaining.

Guirassy has 24 targets in all competitions for Dortmund since arriving from Stuttgart in July, greater than St Pauli have managed within the league all season.

A “relieved” Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck praised his facet’s “mature performance” to Sky Germany, saying “we’ve been working to get a second-straight win all season.

Leipzig let a one-goal lead slip to lose 2-1 at home” in opposition to Mainz, who moved into fourth spot.

Xavi Simons gave Leipzig the very best begin, tapping in a rebound from shut vary after one minute.

Mainz turned the sport in six second-half minutes.

One-time Germany midfielder Nadiem Amiri minimize in from shut vary after 52 minutes and present nationwide group striker Jonathan Burkhardt added a second six minutes later.

Mainz, who narrowly escaped relegation final season, are on monitor for a first-ever Champions League participation.

Leipzig have gained simply considered one of their previous eight video games within the league and are in peril of lacking Champions League qualification for the primary time since 2017-18.

Elsewhere, Wolfsburg saved their hopes of European qualification on monitor with a 2-1 win at Werder Bremen, due to a double from Patrick Wimmer.

Wolfsburg are seventh, one level and one place behind Leipzig, who occupy the ultimate Europa League qualification spot.

A Robin Hack double and a Nathan Ngoumou purpose took Borussia Moenchengladbach to a dominant 3-0 win at Heidenheim, drawing the Foals degree with Wolfsburg on 37 factors.

Heidenheim picked up an important win of their bid to keep away from the drop, beating lowly Bochum 1-0 with Bayern Munich-bound Tom Bischof scoring the one purpose.

Later on Saturday, defending champions Bayer Leverkusen play at Eintracht Frankfurt, hoping to chop the hole to league leaders Bayern, who beat Stuttgart away on Friday, again to eight factors.

Leverkusen then face Bayern of their Champions League final 16 tie with the primary match in Munich on Wednesday.

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