Beijing time on January 19, 03:45, the third round of the German Cup, former Chinese Super League foreign aid Witsel swung himself, Haaland scored a goal to save the savior, Dortmund was eliminated by the German Second Division team St. Pauli 2-1 upset, missed the quarterfinals.
Against Bundesliga side St. Pauli, 2nd in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund are all-in-command and are seen as having an easy pass before the match. Unexpectedly, they conceded their first goal in the opening four minutes, and before half-time Witsel broke free and turned into a dragon, they fell behind 2-0. Although Haaland pulled back a city with a penalty, he was eventually eliminated by a score of 1-2.
Last season, Borussia Dortmund beat Leipzig RB 4-1 in the Final of the German Cup to win the fifth German Cup in team history. The defending champions are now eliminated by Bundesliga side St. Pauli in the round of 16. For St. Pauli, this is their return to the top 8 of the DFB-Pokal after 16 years, and the last time they reached the top 8 was in the 05/06 season, when they also reached the top 4 of the DFB-Pokal, but unfortunately were swept out 3-0 by Bayern in the semi-finals.
This 2-1 allowed St. Pauli to end a 3-game losing streak against Dortmund + 11 winless games (1 draw and 10 defeats). The last time they beat Dortmund was in the 89/90 Bundesliga home 2-1, 32 years now. The last time St. Pauli played Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal was in 2014, when St. Pauli was swept out 3-0 at home by Borussia Dortmund, and now they have finally completed their revenge after eight years.