Aubameyang, who committed his future to Dortmund by signing a new contract, looks delighted with his goal. PHOTO: REUTERS
Dortmund, rock bottom midway through last season before a revival rescued a Europa League spot, showed they mean business under Tuchel as they gave Gladbach, third last season, no chance.
It proved a memorable day for Tuchel who is eager to shake off the shadow of predecessor Juergen Klopp, who won two league titles with the club.
“Superb consistency and great goals. I am very satisfied and the team knows they did a good job,” said Tuchel. “The foundations left behind by Juergen Klopp are outstanding. It was a pleasure seeing the team work so hard with such passion. It was an outstanding performance.”
Marco Reus’ unstoppable shot beat keeper Yann Sommer in the 15th minute and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang doubled the lead six minutes later.
With Dortmund keeping up their frenzied attacking pace it did not take long for them to score again, Mkhitaryan tapping the ball in at the far post.
The Armenian, who struggled last season, added another goal five minutes after the restart from a Reus cutback as the defence of Gladbach, who are through to the Champions League group stages, looked totally out of sorts.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 17th, 2015.
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