Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang admits Borussia Dortmund’s 4-2 win over Mainz, to climb out of the relegation places, was almost as good as hearing Marco Reus had extended his contract earlier in the week.
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“That was the best news of the week,” admitted Gabon goal-scorer Aubameyang after Friday’s win at Dortmund’s Westfalenstadion.
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On Tuesday, Germany winger Reus ended weeks of speculation that he was set to quit at the end of the season by announcing he had signed a new contract until 2019.
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The Mainz victory capped a red-letter week for Borussia, who had climbed off the bottom of the table with a 3-0 at Freiburg last Saturday.
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Neven Subotic, Nuri Sahin, Reus and Aubemayang scored in the goal-fest against Mainz as Dortmund moved up from 16th to 14th in the table.
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The manner of the win is an added bonus as Borussia both rediscovered their ability to score goals and secured back-to-back victories for the first time this season.
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Despite falling behind to Elkin Soto’s first-minute goal, Dortmund equalised through Subotic’s 50th-minute header before Reus put them 2-1 up with a superb strike just after the break.
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Yunus Malli levelled for Mainz just two minutes later, but Dortmund proved their attack is back on form when a curling Reus pass off the side of his boot found Aubemayang who beat the goalkeeper and a defender.
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Sahin then volleyed home their fourth to cap an impressive display.
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“The 4-2 is deserved, because we followed it up with fantastic goals,” enthused Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp, as Borussia climbed up to just behind 13th-placed Mainz.
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