Borussia Dortmund keeping pace with Bayern Munich in Bundesliga title race

Feb 18, 2026 - 23:30

In the earlier stages of the campaign, Die Schwarzgelben had developed something of a reputation for conceding late equalisers, dropping points from winning positions courtesy of goals coming after the 89th minute on Matchdays 1, 10 and 11 against St. Pauli, Hamburg, and Stuttgart respectively.

However, since the new year, BVB have turned what was arguably one of their biggest weaknesses into one of their greatest strengths. Their 2-1 victory away to Wolfsburg on Matchday 21 was the fourth time in 2026 that they have managed to turn games around late on to claim points – in this case thanks to an 87th-minute Serhou Guirassy winner.

Guirassy was at it again in a much more comfortable Dortmund victory over Mainz on Matchday 22, scoring his fourth and fifth Bundesliga goals this month in a 4-0 triumph. Borussia's star of the show against the Zerofivers, however, was Julian Ryerson, who set up all four Dortmund goals with pin-point crosses.

Watch: Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Mainz - highlights