Borussia Dortmund put four past Freiburg to seal Champions League qualification in style

[p]Hoping to take advantage of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/freiburg/fiEQZ7C7/"]Freiburg[/a]’s wandering priorities ahead of their UEFA Europa League (UEL) semi-final in the coming week, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Dortmund[/a] started fast and only waited eight minutes for their reward.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bensebaini-ramy/jag6GVQG/"]Ramy Bensebaini[/a]’s ball over the top was easily picked up by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beier-maximilian/6PhlgcmU/"]Maximilian Beier[/a], who raced inside from the left and planted his finish underneath [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/atubolu-noah/UwlvfZCm/"]Noah Atubolu[/a].[/b][/p][p][b]Any subsequent attempt to attack by Freiburg was thrown back in their faces, and the hosts doubled their advantage when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/inacio-samuele/0SEze5Q0/"]Samuele Inacio[/a] drove upfield and played it out to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brandt-julian/hW5Goyrc/"]Julian Brandt[/a], who lobbed in a perfect ball for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guirassy-serhou/YXRCmup6/"]Serhou Guirassy[/a] to prod in from inside the six-yard box.[/b][/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="4ed38b12-ce23-4b12-b12c-0ef6ba81097c" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="5939c4e0-9f04-490e-b313-c6f8bddbdeee" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b]An emphatic win against Freiburg had started to become a yearly fixture at this ground, and Dortmund went further to achieving that when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ryerson-julian/8nv0ZZYK/"]Julian Ryerson[/a]’s corner was headed in by an unmarked Bensebaini from close range. [/b][/p][p]But to their credit, the visitors did see an upturn in the minutes leading up to half-time, and looked as though they had one of their own after the break, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/grifo-vincenzo/jBePSV5m/"]Vincenzo Grifo[/a]’s cross was headed in by a marginally offside [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kubler-lukas/reFzjZgO/"]Lukas Kubler[/a].[/p][p]Happy to protect their lead, the home side sat back and allowed Freiburg to push for a consolation, but only [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/holer-lucas/WrKkMeeL/"]Lucas Holer[/a]’s wide shot went close to doing so.[/p][p]They seemingly gave up on what would have to be a sensational comeback with about 10 minutes remaining, allowing Dortmund to play it around freely and grab another.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/svensson-daniel/bs9KBNfb/"]Daniel Svensson[/a] took it in his stride on the right side of the area and delivered to a crowded area, where fellow substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/silva-fabio/YaEnqMoU/"]Fabio Silva[/a] swivelled and placed a controlled finish into the bottom-right corner of the net.[/b][/p][embed guid="5cbc0df1-caa8-402a-a796-dc572d4643ef" url="https://x.com/BVB/status/2048453160759366050" social-type="twitter" /][p]Not since Jurgen Klopp’s final season in charge have Dortmund failed to qualify for the UCL, and they could wrap up a sixth second-place finish during that spell next weekend.[/p][p]Meanwhile, though Freiburg’s own European push takes a hit after this result, they may yet join Dortmund at Europe’s top table if they can go all the way in the UEL.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bensebaini-ramy/jag6GVQG/"]Ramy Bensebaini[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Borussia Dortmund[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/dortmund-nP1i5US1/freiburg-fiEQZ7C7/?mid=noxFrkQN"]Catch up on the match with Flashscore here.[/a][/b][/p]