BVB survives in stoppage time: Now comes Betis

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November 4 was not exactly a comfortable start to the week for Borussia Dortmund. Against Werder Bremen, Niko Kovac’s team was 2:0 ahead after the first half. Then the match nearly turned, until Marcel Sabitzer scored the decisive goal in the 93rd minute and sealed Dortmund’s 3:2 victory.

For Real Betis, the game at the Signal Iduna Park is therefore more than just an away fixture in the Champions League. The imminent opponent had survived its cup round only through a late turnaround. Betis travels to Dortmund on Wednesday, November 4, at 9 p.m.

Sabitzer’s goal came when the match had already turned

Dortmund’s clear lead

Guirassy made the first breakthrough for Dortmund. Chukwuemeka then increased the lead, sending Borussia Dortmund into the halftime break 2:0 ahead. In that situation, the second round of the DFB Cup no longer appeared to be in danger.

WerderCAMBRIDGE turned the match around

Werder changed the situation significantly in the second half. Füllkrug scored twice within three minutes and drew level with Dortmund. His first goal was a penalty. What had been a clear lead had become an open cup contest that appeared destined for extra time.

Only when the match was finally turning did Sabitzer step up. His goal in the 93rd minute not only brought Dortmund the three points for victory, but, above all, secured its place in the next phase of the DFB Cup. The course of the match shows how close it ultimately came: 2:0 became 2:2 before Sabitzer secured the 3:2 final score.

Betis faces an opponent under cup pressure

The story of Dortmund’s cup victory provides one particularly concrete insight ahead of the Champions League match on November 4: Betis’s opponent had to defend a 2:0 lead against Werder Bremen and did so under pressure, with two goals from Füllkrug.

The result does not allow for a direct comparison of the teams’ relative strength. The DFB Cup was a separate competition, and the narrow victory initially says more about the course of that match than anything else. What is clear, however, is how much resistance Werder mounted in the second half and how late Dortmund secured the win.

For you as a Betis fan, that means you will not be watching an opponent that completed its cup round in style. Dortmund needed the 3:2 in the 93rd minute to reach the next round at all. The task waiting at the Signal Iduna Park is therefore one where an early lead does not automatically mean safety.

Arsenal also needed a penalty shootout

Betis’s other Champions League challenge

Another of Betis’s opponents also had to struggle in its domestic cup round: FC Arsenal faced Fletwood Town in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. The team from England’s fourth division was level at 1:1 after 90 minutes and won the penalty shootout 5:3.

Fletwood Town goalkeeper Jay Linch saved Bruno Guimarães’s shot. Conor Haughey then converted the decisive penalty. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was thus eliminated from the English cup round.

Arsenal’s next fixture is already set

Betis hosts Arsenal in the 7th round of the Champions League on January 20 at the Cartuja. Until then, the team from Sevilla faces two contrasting cup experiences: Dortmund’s 3:2 win against Werder Bremen and Arsenal’s elimination on penalties against Fletwood Town.