Borussia Dortmund avoided a defeat in the Bundesliga thanks to a strong late phase in the match.
Niko Kovač’s team, which had played poorly for most of the game, came back to win 3–2 (0–2) against Hamburg with late goals, consolidating their second place in the standings.
Philip Otele (19th minute) and Albert Sambi Lokonga (38th minute) had given HSV hope for their first win in Dortmund since 2014.
However, Ramy Bensebaini (73rd minute, penalty, and 84th minute, penalty for handball) and Fabio Silva (78th minute) scored for BVB.
Felix Nmecha (45th minute) had earlier missed a penalty. For HSV, this was a heavy blow in their fight against relegation.
Dortmund, especially in the first half, did not seem affected by the whistles of their own fans.
BVB appeared to struggle to maintain focus. Dortmund is already out of the German Cup (DFB Cup) and the Champions League, and their hopes for the Bundesliga title are effectively over due to the large gap with record champions Bayern Munich.
Nevertheless, Kovač urged his team to take the remaining matches seriously. Only in the final stages did they manage to do so.
With this victory, Dortmund still remains behind Bayern, with a gap of nine points.
Bayern has 70 points, while Dortmund has 61.
