Dortmund boost title hopes
October 23, 2011 13:25:22 UK
Borussia Dortmund's chances of retaining the Bundesliga title they secured last season were boosted by the 5-0 demolition of Cologne.
Robert Lewandowski scored twice in the romp.Dortmund have struggled in the first three months of the campaign with balancing the demands of domestic and Champions League action, but were back to their best against Cologne, according to captain Sebastian Kehl.
It was the perfect response to the midweek defeat to Olympiacos in Europe's premier competition with Shinji Kagawa, Marcel Schmelzer, Robert Lewandowski (two) and Kehl all getting on the scoresheet.
After moving up to second in the table behind Bayern Munich, Kehl said: "We showed a reaction. We returned from Greece on Wednesday with fire in our bellies and we knew that we had made a real mess of things.
"We keep asking ourselves why we are not able to perform like this in Europe because we are well on our way in the Bundesliga."
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We keep asking ourselves why we are not able to perform like this in Europe because we are well on our way in the Bundesliga.
Sebastian Kehl
Dortmund are now 1.001 to secure back-to-back Bundesliga titles while Bayern Munich are available at 101.00. Bayern are 1.40 to win the Champions League and Dortmund 5001.00.
Cologne's day got even worse when it was confirmed that Adil Chihi had suffered a serious injury.
The 23-year-old looks set to miss the rest of the season after tearing the cruciate knee ligaments in his left knee in the 58th minute of the game. He will undergo an operation in the next few days.
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