Dortmund remains perfect on home soil
Borussia Dortmund maintained its perfect home record this season as it eased to a 4-0 victory over nine-man Freiburg at Signal Iduna Park.
Maximilian Beier, Felix Nmecha, Julian Brandt and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens were all on target for Nuri Sahin's side, which leapfrogged its opponent into fifth place in the Bundesliga table.
The hosts broke through in the seventh minute as Beier latched on to Ramy Bensebaini's throughball before finishing, while Nmecha's superb long-time strike doubled the lead five minutes before the break.
Freiburg was seeking its first away win over Dortmund since October 2001, and its task became even harder in the 63rd minute when Patrick Osterhage was dismissed for a second yellow card.
Sahin's side capitalised on its numerical advantage three minutes later, as Brandt floated a delicious free-kick into the top corner.
Bynoe-Gittens then completed the rout in the 77th minute, with the visitors' misery compounded right at the death when Junior Adamu was given his marching orders for violent conduct.
Dortmund has now won all six of its home league games in 2024-2025, stretching its streak across all competitions to 11 matches – only topping that with a run of 14 straight wins in 1994.
It is also now unbeaten in 17 home league meetings with Freiburg, which has failed to score in five Bundesliga outings this term, with only St Pauli (six) unable to find the net on more occasions.
