BORUSSIA DORTMUND conceded two first-half goals before rallying to overcome VfL Bochum 4-2 at home last night.
It took a superb display from Serhou Guirassy, with a double strike, to haul Celtic’s Championship League opponents on Tuesday night back from the brink of another humiliating defeat.
Last season’s runners-up to Real Madrid in the showpiece showdown crashed 5-1 to VfB Stuttgart last time out and it looked like they were heading for another crushing loss with the famed Yellow Wall silenced after their team struggled for most of the first-half.
It will be a concern to head coach Nuri Sahin that his defence have shed seven goals in one and a half games and Guirassy’s rescue act papered over the cracks.
SPOT ON…Emre Can collects the ball after scoring with his penalty-kick.
Matus Bero got the opener in the 15th minutes and Dani de Wit added a quickfire second six minutes later for the visitors, but the hosts displayed their fighting spirit just on the half-time break when their main threat threw them a lifeline.
Early in the second-half, Guirassy was knocked over in the box to earn Borussia a penalty-kick and Emre Can made no mistake to claim the leveller.
The dangerous France-born frontman, who cost £16million in the summer after scoring 28 goals for VfB Stuttgart, netted No.3 and Felix Ninecha made certain with the fourth to cap the fightback.
The Hoops’ opponents next week will be delighted with three Bundesliga points, but their leaky rearguard will be a major concern for boss Sahin.
