Overview

• After Niko Kovac introduced Julian Brandt and Jobe Bellingham and reshaped the attack, Serhou Guirassy settled it in the 79th minute with a low finish.
• Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel preserved the clean sheet with multiple crucial stops, including a one-on-one save from Ramien Safi before halftime.
• In stoppage time Owusu caught Couto high on the knee, the Dortmund full-back departing on a stretcher as only a caution was shown.
• Kovac condemned the challenge as grossly reckless, calling it “basically an assault,” and said he hopes the defender’s injury is not serious.
• Severe defensive absences for Nico Schlotterbeck, Emre Can and Niklas Süle forced a makeshift back line and a competitive debut for 20-year-old Filippo Mané.