WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) -Borussia Dortmund prime striker Erling Haaland scored on his comeback with a second-half volley as his workforce got here from a aim right down to beat VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 on Saturday and go provisionally prime of the Bundesliga.
The Norwegian striker scored within the 81st minute after approaching as a second-half substitute following his restoration from a hip flexor muscle harm that had sidelined him since mid-October.
With their sixth win within the final seven league matches, Dortmund moved as much as 30 factors, two forward of second-placed Bayern Munich, who’re in motion afterward Saturday towards Arminia Bielefeld.
The Bundesliga’s prime two groups face one another subsequent weekend.
“Loads has occurred up to now few days. However we performed a great sport and the outcome stands above every little thing else,” Dortmund’s Julian Brandt stated.
Dortmund had crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday with a 3-1 loss to Sporting Lisbon.
“We’re extraordinarily completely satisfied. Now we’ve a great full week to arrange for Bayern and we are going to go into that sport with lots of confidence.”
The Wolves took a second-minute lead via Wout Weghorst who headed in on the close to put up to finish a textbook break that had left the Dortmund backline uncovered.
The Ruhr valley membership levelled with an Emre Can penalty within the thirty fifth after captain Marco Reus was introduced down within the field by Wolfsburg’s Maxence Lacroix.
Donyell Malen put them in entrance by rifling in from a Reus move to attain for the third consecutive sport in all competitions.
There was extra excellent news for the guests, with Haaland making a second-half substitute look and looking out as sharp as ever forward of the large sport towards the Bavarians subsequent week.
He wanted solely eight minutes on the pitch to bag his tenth league aim in seven appearances, volleying in from shut vary to turn into the youngest ever participant to achieve 50 Bundesliga targets at 21 years and 128 days.
(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; modifying by Clare Fallon)
