The Friday game from this Bundesliga round took us to the Signal Iduna Park for the game between Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt. Dortmund was looking to get back on track after their defeat in the spectacular game against Bayer Leverkusen, while Eintracht Frankfurt wanted to carry on their best form after the 5:0 win in the game against Augsburg. In this game, Borussia Dortmund dominated from start to finish and gave Frankfurt no chance. The good (counter) attacks, in combination with the solid defensive structure, lead to a 4:0 victory for Dortmund.
In this tactical analysis, we take a look at Dortmunds attacking structure, especially the role of the wingbacks and the positional freedom for Sancho and Hazard. Furthermore, we analyse Eintracht Frankfurts struggles in defence during the first half. The article also includes an analysis of Frankfurts formation change after the break. Lastly, we take a look at Dortmunds successful defensive tactics. Time to take a closer look at the line-ups.
Lineups
Lucien Favre made some tactical changes to his side. First of all, Dortmunds head coach decided to make a change in the formation. Instead of using a 4-2-3-1 formation as they did against Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund started the game in a 5-4-1 formation. Favre also made some changes in his personnel. Manuel Akanji was left on the bench while Julian Brandt suffered an ankle sprain in the game against Leverkusen. As a result, Thorgan Hazard and Łukasz Piszczek were in the starting eleven.
Adolf Hütter didnt change too much for this game against Dortmund. Just like they did in their last game, Eintracht Frankfurt started in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Hütter only made one change to his starting eleven. Dominik Kohr was left out of the squad. Sebastian Rode started in his place.
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