Thomas Tuchel praised the performance of his Borussia
Dortmund players after they dominated Bayer Leverkusen for
the entire 90 minutes of their 3-0 win at Signal Iduna Park.
Jonas Hofmann's first-half goal gave Dortmund a
deserved lead, but when Leverkusen threatened to force their
way back into the contest, Dortmund shut their visitors out and
added further efforts through Shinji Kagawa’s cool finish and a
penalty from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The win took Dortmund to the top of the Bundesliga on goal
difference, and extended their winning streak under Tuchel to 11
consecutive games in all competitions, just three days after a
2-1 win over Krasnodar in the Europa League.
Tuchel said: "We knew beforehand that we needed an absolute
top performance. We have displayed a great sharpness.
"Our initial phase was very good. After 1-0, it was a more open
game. With the last 30 minutes I am very satisfied.
"It was not an easy match, Bayer play very good football, but we
were very concrete."
Dortmund will attempt to further extend their record-breaking
winning streak in forthcoming games against Hoffenheim and
Darmstadt, and Tuchel added: "We are here also to inspire our
audience. We succeed at present."
Attacking midfielder Marco Reus had hoped to return from a toe
injury to play against Leverkusen after missing the previous two
games.
In the end he was an unused substitute, and Tuchel explained:
"He has missed 17 days, during which time he could only ride a
bike. You lose too much.
"The risk of a subsequent injury was too big."
Dortmund players after they dominated Bayer Leverkusen for
the entire 90 minutes of their 3-0 win at Signal Iduna Park.
Jonas Hofmann's first-half goal gave Dortmund a
deserved lead, but when Leverkusen threatened to force their
way back into the contest, Dortmund shut their visitors out and
added further efforts through Shinji Kagawa’s cool finish and a
penalty from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The win took Dortmund to the top of the Bundesliga on goal
difference, and extended their winning streak under Tuchel to 11
consecutive games in all competitions, just three days after a
2-1 win over Krasnodar in the Europa League.
Tuchel said: "We knew beforehand that we needed an absolute
top performance. We have displayed a great sharpness.
"Our initial phase was very good. After 1-0, it was a more open
game. With the last 30 minutes I am very satisfied.
"It was not an easy match, Bayer play very good football, but we
were very concrete."
Dortmund will attempt to further extend their record-breaking
winning streak in forthcoming games against Hoffenheim and
Darmstadt, and Tuchel added: "We are here also to inspire our
audience. We succeed at present."
Attacking midfielder Marco Reus had hoped to return from a toe
injury to play against Leverkusen after missing the previous two
games.
In the end he was an unused substitute, and Tuchel explained:
"He has missed 17 days, during which time he could only ride a
bike. You lose too much.
"The risk of a subsequent injury was too big."
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