The 4-1 victory over the Spanish aspect within the UEFA Champions League left no lasting results on the gamers. “Every thing is okay thus far. Nobody is injured, nobody has any complaints,” mentioned Kovac about his squad. Those that performed took half in a restoration session on Thursday morning, whereas the others have been on the pitch for substitute coaching. Bilbao at the moment are behind us, and we’re absolutely centered on Leipzig – the final sport of this English week and the final sport earlier than the following worldwide break.
Unbeaten within the league since March
The Black & Yellows’ final Bundesliga defeat got here of their most up-to-date encounter with the Saxons. In March 2025, Borussia misplaced 2-0 away from dwelling. Since then, nevertheless, the Black & Yellows have gone 13 video games unbeaten within the league, most lately successful 4 in a row towards Union, in Heidenheim, towards Wolfsburg and in Mainz. Kovac attributes the event of current months primarily to “the time issue, every day collaboration, video evaluation and implementation on the coaching floor”. “What do the processes seem like? That’s a really essential level,” explains the coach. “With each single good sport, with each single outcome, confidence in our personal skills naturally grows. The consistency is there.”
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This consistency has seen BVB climb to second place within the desk (13 factors) in what remains to be a younger season, with Leipzig only one level behind in third place. After a 6-0 defeat of their opening sport away to Bayern Munich, the Saxons have gained all 4 of their subsequent video games (towards Heidenheim, in Mainz, towards Cologne and in Wolfsburg). Nonetheless, after ending seventh final season, Leipzig will not be at the moment taking part in in Europe and had the week off. “Leipzig have performed loads of issues very well since their first Bundesliga sport. They’ve gained their final 4 video games, similar to us. That’s why they’re rightly third for the time being,” mentioned Kovac, who additionally highlighted the position of Ole Werner, who has been in cost because the begin of the season: “You’ll be able to see that it takes time to implement your concepts. It’s important to give the coach that point. Leipzig have performed that, so you may see the staff making progress week after week. In fact, additionally they have the benefit of solely taking part in as soon as per week and never twice, like we do.”
Though the newest match in Leipzig was misplaced, BVB gained the final dwelling sport towards Saxony 2-1 in November 2024. Maximilian Beier not solely scored himself, but additionally arrange Serhou Guirassy for a purpose (closing rating: 2-1). With one other win on Saturday, BVB wouldn’t solely have prolonged their successful streak, but additionally elevated the hole to a direct competitor. For Niko Kovac, one factor is obvious: “It’s a vital sport for each groups.”