The questioning of Lucien Favre is only intensifying after a 0-0 draw for BVB against their local rivals
The cliche about draws between rivals keeping the peace may be habitually overcooked – the mere sight of a blue Schalke jersey at Dortmund Hauptbahnhof after Saturday’s game caused some consternation, according to local media – but a similar view over the context of the stalemate might occasionally be reached, as was the case here. “After the turf derby between FC Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund,” wrote Der Westen’s Daniel Sobolewski, “fans from both camps were in agreement. The 0-0 was a lucky one for BVB, and was not enough for S04.”
Both sets of supporters, then, ended the afternoon with empty stomachs, but for very different reasons. Both groups will have talked long into the night about finding the missing elements that could yet elevate their campaigns to hoped-for levels. Both teams, too, ended the afternoon with a teenage British winger who could have been the hero of the hour, but fell just short.
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Dortmund will settle for a point, but aren't satisfied with today's #Revierderby result
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Bayer Laverkusen 2-2 Werder Bremen; Bayern Munich 2-1 Union Berlin; Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-2 Eintracht Frankfurt; Freiburg 2-1 RB Leipzig; Hertha Berlin 2-3 Hoffenheim; Mainz 3-1 Cologne; Paderborn 2-0 Fortuna Düsseldorf; Schalke 0-0 Borussia Dortmund; Wolfsburg 0-0 Augsburg
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