There haven’t been any clear chances for some time at the Wesfalenstadion, but Borussia Dortmund look as determined as ever to complete a league double over Schalke 04 for the first time since 1996-7. While there haven’t been a lot of opportunities, Dortmund have been dangerous at times. On sixty-five minutes, they broke quickly from a Schalke free-kick, and Lucas Barrios headed Jakub Blaszczykowski’s cross back to Sven Bender, but the German midfielder’s beautifully struck volley flew into the arms of Manuel Neuer.
Borussia Dortmund Vs. Schalke 04: Both Sides With Chances And Changes In Second Half
Unfortunately for BVB, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar stepped on Felipe Santana’s chest (it appeared accidental) around the seventy minute mark, and the Brazilian centreback is struggling a bit although he is back on the pitch. Robert Lewandowski has come on for the home side in place of Kevin Großkreutz, who also appears to have taken a knock, as Jürgen Klopp tries a roll of the dice to break the game open. Kyriakos Papadopoulos has come on for Schalke, replacing Anthony Annan in a fairly defensive substitution. Shortly after, José Jurado nearly opened the scoring for Schalke with a ship form inside the box, but his attempt was headed off the line by Santana. Dortmund broke down to the other end and Mario Götze nearly caught Manuel Neuer off his line after the German number one had come halfway out to the centre circle to clear a long ball, but Neuer got back to stop the shot again in what is surely one of his best games of the season. Felix Magath took off Jurado shortly afterwards and replaced him with Junmin Hao; just over seven minutes remain in the Westfalenstadion -- surely this game can’t end in a draw?
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