'Two points too few' – Schlotterbeck laments end of Dortmund's winning run

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'Two points too few' – Schlotterbeck laments end of Dortmund's winning runShareBorussia Dortmund dropped points for the first time since matchday one in the Bundesliga on Saturday, as they were held by RB Leipzig.Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck described Saturday's 1-1 draw with RB Leipzig as two points dropped after their Bundesliga winning run was halted.Having won four straight games after opening the season with a 3-3 draw away at St. Pauli, BVB knew that with Bayern Munich not in action until later on Saturday, a victory over third-placed RB Leipzig would temporarily take them top of the table. Christoph Baumgartner's sweeping finish put Leipzig ahead after seven minutes at the Westfalenstadium, though BVB soon levelled through Yan Couto.However, Nico Kovac's team could not find a winner as they hit the target only three times from 15 shots, many of which were speculative as they finished with an expected goals (xG) figure of 0.88 to Leipzig's 1.05."We played a good game, but not a very good game," Schotterbeck told Sky Sports DE after full-time."Unfortunately we could not win. We're still unbeaten, but it's two points too few for me. The last punch was missing. A point against Leipzig is not bad, but it's not what we wanted."Schlotterbeck was making just his second start of the season after spending five months on the sidelines, having damaged the meniscus in his left knee in April.He has been called up by Germany coach Julian Naglesmann for World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland in the coming days, but Kovac hopes his fitness will be managed. "I think it's totally normal that you don't let a player who has been injured for a few months play 90 minutes twice, especially since the first game is against Luxembourg," Kovac said.Schlotterbeck, meanwhile, is looking forward to linking up with his international team-mates, having missed last month's games against Slovakia and Northern Ireland."When I'm in the squad, I really look forward to it. It's good recognition – I haven't played football for six months," the centre-back added."I've played three games and being called up shows a kind of appreciation from Julian. I'll approach the games as always."'Two points too few' – Schlotterbeck laments end of Dortmund's winning runBorussia Dortmund dropped points for the first time since matchday one in the Bundesliga on Saturday, as they were held by RB Leipzig.Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck described Saturday's 1-1 draw with RB Leipzig as two points dropped after their Bundesliga winning run was halted.Having won four straight games after opening the season with a 3-3 draw away at St. Pauli, BVB knew that with Bayern Munich not in action until later on Saturday, a victory over third-placed RB Leipzig would temporarily take them top of the table. Christoph Baumgartner's sweeping finish put Leipzig ahead after seven minutes at the Westfalenstadium, though BVB soon levelled through Yan Couto.However, Nico Kovac's team could not find a winner as they hit the target only three times from 15 shots, many of which were speculative as they finished with an expected goals (xG) figure of 0.88 to Leipzig's 1.05."We played a good game, but not a very good game," Schotterbeck told Sky Sports DE after full-time."Unfortunately we could not win. We're still unbeaten, but it's two points too few for me. The last punch was missing. A point against Leipzig is not bad, but it's not what we wanted."Schlotterbeck was making just his second start of the season after spending five months on the sidelines, having damaged the meniscus in his left knee in April.He has been called up by Germany coach Julian Naglesmann for World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland in the coming days, but Kovac hopes his fitness will be managed. "I think it's totally normal that you don't let a player who has been injured for a few months play 90 minutes twice, especially since the first game is against Luxembourg," Kovac said.Schlotterbeck, meanwhile, is looking forward to linking up with his international team-mates, having missed last month's games against Slovakia and Northern Ireland."When I'm in the squad, I really look forward to it. It's good recognition – I haven't played football for six months," the centre-back added."I've played three games and being called up shows a kind of appreciation from Julian. I'll approach the games as always."