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Bundesliga Team of the Week: Matchday 26

By Rune Gjerulff   @runegjerulff

We have included four Borussia Dortmund players in our Team of the Week for Matchday 26, which lines up in a 4-2-2-2 formation.
Erling Haaland scored Dortmund's opener against Schalke 04.
Erling Haaland scored Dortmund's opener against Schalke 04.Photo: Marco Verch, CC BY-SA 2.0
Goalkeeper: Alexander Schwolow, Freiburg (3)
Made a total of seven saves as Freiburg earned a well-fought point at Red Bull Arena.


Right-back: Kevin Mbabu, Wolfsburg
Rounded off a solid performance with an excellent assist as he set up Daniel Ginczek's winner in injury time.

Centre-back: Jordan Torunarigha, Hertha BSC
Won three aerial duels, blocked three shots. Additionally, he was very involved in the build-up, made an assist and completed 94 percent of his passes.

Centre-back: Manuel Gulde, Freiburg
Got on the scoresheet, won plenty of aerial duels and hit a teammate with 80 percent of his attempted passes.

Left back: Raphael Guerreiro, Borussia Dortmund (4)
Guerreiro had an outstanding game in his usual wing-back role against Schalke 04, scoring a brace in his team's 4-0 victory.

Central midfielder: Pierre Kunde, Mainz (3)
Worked tirelessly in midfield and scored a superb solo goal to earn Mainz a point against Köln.


Central midfielder: Kevin Kampl, RB Leipzig
Won more duels than any other player on the pitch and had a pass success percentage of 92 percent in what was his first game in months following a long injury break.

Offensive midfielder: Julian Brandt, Borussia Dortmund (2)
Played a key role in Dortmund's demolition of Schalke 04 with his vision and technical ability, setting up two goals.

Offensive midfielder: Thorgan Hazard, Borussia Dortmund (4)
Notched up a goal and an assist and made the most of his chance after he was called into Dortmund's line-up when Giovanni Reyna picked up an injury in warm-up.

Striker: Erling Haaland, Borussia Dortmund (4)
Scored the opener for Borussia Dortmund and later set up a goal in his side's 4-0 win over Schalke 04.

Striker: Kai Havertz, Bayer Leverkusen (2)
Impressed up top for Leverkusen against Werder Bremen, scoring two goals with his head.


Bundesliga 2019/20, Matchday 26 – results:
Borussia Dortmund - Schalke 04: 4-0
Augsburg - Wolfsburg: 1-2
Fortuna Düsseldorf - Paderborn: 0-0
Hoffenheim - Hertha BSC: 0-3
RB Leipzig - Freiburg: 1-1
Eintracht Frankfurt - Gladbach: 1-3
FC Köln - Mainz: 2-2
Union Berlin - Bayern München: 0-2
Werder Bremen - Bayer Leverkusen: 1-4


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