In the focus of the DFB-Pokal 1/4 final that ended in the early morning of April 6, Beijing time, Dortmund lost 0-2 away to RB Leipzig to stop in the last eight. After Bayern were eliminated from the DFB-Pokal, Dortmund would have been the favourites to win the title, but unfortunately the crucial match "Hornet" once again dropped the chain.
In the 22nd minute of the first half, Borussia Dortmund City lost the gate. Simakan assisted Timo Werner's push and Leipzig broke the deadlock. Throughout the first half, Dort was in full passivity, and they had 0 shots on target at half-time.
In the second half, Dort's situation did not improve, and they only had one shot on target for the entire game. In the final moments of the game, Kerber was involved in the final corner kick, and Kanpur assisted Orban's counter-attack to win the goal, and Leipzig sealed the victory 2-0.
After losing to RB Leipzig in the DFB-Pok, Dortmund have won just one game in all competitions in the past month, and have suffered defeats on all three fronts. Originally, Dort was the team in the best form to start 2023. They won 10 straight matches after the start of the new year. But after losing 2-0 to Chelsea in the second leg of the Champions League, Dortmund's record quickly slipped. In the last 5 matches, 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Worst enough, all three defeats were crucial.
In the knockout round of the Champions League, Dort was reversed by Chelsea and stopped in the last 16. In the Bundesliga, Dort's last three games have won one and drawn one defeat, and the direct dialogue of a 4-2 defeat to Bayern Munich has allowed them to cede the top spot and be two points behind Bayern. Now with the DFB-Pokal out, Dortmund could go from the third tier to nothing.
Although Dortmund without Haaland once again saw their hopes of challenging Bayern and other top European giants this season, in the end, the "Hornets" proved once again that they are destined to be just a pseudo-strong team that likes to "drop the chain".