Borussia Dortmund are facing a Christmas in a frosty atmosphere. Just three days after the much-criticized cup defeat in Stuttgart, coach Edin Terzic's team suffered another setback in the Bundesliga with a 2:3 (1:1) loss to RB Leipzig. Aided by the early dismissal of BVB defender Mats Hummels in the 15th minute, Leipzig consolidated fourth place with four points ahead of BVB. An own goal from Ramy Bensebaini (32nd minute) and goals from Christoph Baumgartner (54th) and Yussuf Poulsen (90.+1) gave RB a deserved victory in front of 81,365 spectators at a sold-out Signal Iduna Park on Saturday evening.
Despite Niklas Süle's equalizer (45.+6) and Niclas Füllkrug's late goal to make it 2:3 (90.+3) as well as a battling performance this time, Dortmund, who are fifth in the table, fell further behind in the battle for a Champions League place. As in the previous Bundesliga duels with Munich (0:4), Stuttgart (1:2) and Leverkusen (1:1), they also failed to beat a top team in the match against Leipzig. That gives little encouragement for the difficult Champions League match on Wednesday against Paris Saint-Germain for the group win.
