The Black Yellows’ coach has claimed that his team were made to work hard by the home side, but believes that their brilliant display helped them secure the three points
Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp feels that the defending champions deserved to defeat Augsburg 3-1 on Saturday, even though he praised the Bavarian side for giving them a tough time. The former Mainz boss was impressed by
a good showing from the opposing team.
Star striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marco-Reus-c23733 netted the opener. The three strikes secured a comfortable win at the SGL Arena, a place where the BVB drew last season. The team trainer stated that
the Bundesliga outfit were troubled by the home side on Saturday.
The tactician revealed that the Borussians scored from their very first chance of the clash, but admitted that they were not at their best and did not put pressure on Augsburg. He added that the contest was a close one, and Dortmund
custodian http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Weidenfeller-c31655 did well to deal with the threat of the Bavarian outfit.
"This was a very tough http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 for us. In the first half, we created one real goalscoring chance, we were not decisive enough and we were pressing less than our opponents. It was a very close game, and [Roman] Weidenfeller responded
brilliantly to their chances,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
The coach further added that his side was more composed after the break, and started dominated the league affair.
"During the second half, we were more compact, won all the 50-50s and forced two goals. Then we finally controlled the match. Augsburg made a game of it, but victory was deserved," he finally concluded.
On the other hand, Lewandowski expressed happiness over their Bundesliga triumph. He conceded that it was a tough match, but the DFB-Pokal winners were able to grind out a positive result. He also said he was pleased to add two
more goals to his name.
Borussia Dortmund are currently fourth in the league table, and trail league leaders Bayern Munich by 11 points with 11 games played so far.
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