05 February 2015
Borussia Dortmund’s domestic struggles continued as 10-man Augsburg condemned them to their 11th defeat of the campaign with last night’s 1-0 triumph at the Westfalenstadion.
The Bianconeri's upcoming Champions League last 16 opponents, whose attacking impetus was bolstered by the return of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the starting line-up, had the better of the first half but fell behind when Raul Bobadilla shot the visitors in front five minutes after the break.
A straight red card for Augsburg defender Christoph Janker on 66 minutes saw Dortmund throw caution to the wind for the remainder of the game, only to be denied that elusive breakthrough by former Juventus goalkeeper Alex Manninger.
The result leaves Jurgen Klopp’s men rooted to the bottom of a tight Bundesliga table on 16 points, with a crunch away trip to fellow strugglers Frieburg next up on Saturday afternoon.
