Borussia Dortmund’s Maximilian Beier shines in win over RB Leipzig | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund’s winless streak came to an end this weekend after a hard-fought win over RB Leipzig secured a much-needed three points and put them level on points with Bayer Leverkusen (16) and now sees them only four points adrift of Leipzig themselves who sit in second. It was a result that Dortmund had been yearning for, especially in a week when they’d been dumped out of the DFB Pokal.

One of the stars of the show was summer signing Maximilian Beier. The Germany international had been struggling substantially to get off the mark, but the player couldn’t have picked a better time to make a substantial impact.

Beier chipped in with a goal and an assist, opening his account with Dortmund with a pivotal equalizer to nullify Benjamin Šeško’s opener for Leipzig. In the second half, Beier turned provider for Serhou Guirassy with tenacious effort, maintaining possession for Dortmund and crossing into the box to find the Guinea international, who was able to head home for Dortmund.

Beier’s goal and assist will be a massive boost for the young attacker, as a weight will have certainly been lifted off of his shoulders. In an interview with the club after the game, Beier noted his excitement for getting the win with Dortmund and also made clear that he and his teammates gave everything for those three points:

Throughout the match, Beier and his teammates indeed gave their all, defending as a unit and showing a level of focus that underlines what this team is capable of when everything clicks, and also brings into question why it is that things haven’t clicked consistently this season. Beier’s performance received praise from head coach Nuri Şahin after the game, whose words were targeted to defend Beier against scrutiny from the media:

Beier also highlighted Sahin as a cornerstone of support heading into this game. As Şahin states, the criticism of Beier was beginning to mount, and through this Şahin remained in the German international's corner offering encouragement:

To get out of the situation Dortmund currently find themselves in, it will take quite a bit more effort and fight on the end of Beier and his teammates to break into the top four. With this newfound relief and increase in confidence, we can surely hope to see Beier himself play a substantial role in the revival Dortmund will look to build on the back of such a strong performance.