Sancho seals hard-fought 2-0 win for Dortmund over Wolfsburg

Borussia Dortmund returned from the Bundesliga’s winter break wanting prefer it wants one other one because it struggled to beat Wolfsburg 2-0 on Sunday.Jadon Sancho solely made certain of the consequence on a counterattack in harm time, shrugging off defender Paulo Otávio’s problem earlier than firing contained in the submit when he simply had the goalkeeper to beat.Sancho additionally despatched within the nook for Manuel Akanji’s breakthrough within the 66th minute, nevertheless it had been a irritating recreation for Dortmund regardless of star striker Erling Haaland’s return from a month out with a muscle harm.There was a prolonged hold-up halfway by the second half for a VAR verify on a potential handball by Axel Witsel. The Dortmund midfielder had no time to keep away from Renato Steffen’s shut vary header and referee Manuel Gräfe finally allowed play to proceed.Wolfsburg had seemed the extra seemingly aspect to attain, however there have been few probabilities after the unscheduled break as the sport was repeatedly interrupted by Gräfe’s whistle.Dortmund needed to wait till first-half harm time for its first huge likelihood, missed by Sancho when he failed to attach correctly with a rebound. There was nonetheless time earlier than the break for Marco Reus to check Wolfsburg goalkeeper Koen Casteels with a free kick.Casteels produced a wonderful one-handed save to disclaim Haaland after the break, however Akanji lastly made the breakthrough when he powered in a header from Sancho’s nook.The guests pushed laborious for the equalizer till Emre Can despatched Sancho free after a Wolfsburg nook.Bayern Munich was internet hosting struggling Mainz later, anticipating a return to the highest of the league with a win.