Karim Adeyemi leading Borussia Dortmund's Bundesliga title push

Karim Adeyemi is finding his best form just in time for Borussia Dortmunds title push in the BundesligaThe 21yearold Germany forward scored two goals and set up another for Dortmund to pile the pressure on league leader Bayern Munich with a 60 rout of Wolfsburg on SundayIt restored the gap to just one point with three rounds remainingAlso ReadAfter years of turmoil Milan teams back in European eliteAdeyemi went off to a standing ovation from the home supporters but was clearly annoyed after missing a penalty and the chance of a hat trick minutes beforeThe priority is the team and not myself It was very important that we won but I was very annoyed with myself that I didnt score the three goals he said after what was arguably his best performance for Dortmund since joining from Salzburg last yearAdeyemi showed remarkable athleticism to leap above a taller defender to score the opening goal then set up Seacutebastien Haller for the second The Ivory Coast forward returned the favor for Adeyemi to grab the fifthThe speedy Adeyemi was a constant threat to Wolfsburgs defenders who were given no respite when he went off in the 69th Gio Reyna went on and there was still time for Jude Bellingham to complete the scoring with his second goalBut Adeyemis performance stood out even in a complete team effort from DortmundI dont know if he had 100 actions or 50 but 49 or 99 of these actions were positive coach Edin Terzic said Perhaps he wanted it a bit too much to seal the win The penalty was probably the easiest opportunity The other actions were outstanding not only the goal but how he accelerates in a oneonone How difficult is that to defend against And thats exactly what we wantTerzic said Adeyemis speed is always a weapon that opposing teams have to take into accountIf the opponent attacks maybe theyll be a bit more nervous of counterattacks Terzic said We always want to use the weapons that we have on the field not only in attack but also in defenseAdeyemi is not the tallest player in Dortmunds team but had already shown how high he can jump with an assist in the 40 win over Eintracht Frankfurt two weeks before He now has three goals and three assists from his last three gamesOthers also shone against Wolfsburg including goalkeeper Gregor Kobel and veteran defender Mats Hummels as Dortmund built momentum for its last three gamesThe team next plays Borussia Moumlnchengladbach at home then visits Augsburg before its final game at home against MainzBayern also has two home games against Schalke and Leipzig before finishing the season in CologneThe last rounds games are all played at the same time but Bayern plays before Dortmund in the next two rounds an advantage for the Bavarian powerhouse according to Dortmund sporting director Sebastian KehliquestNobody asked us but of course its a disadvantage if you always have to catch up over the next three weeks Kehl saidEmre Can another outstanding performer against Wolfsburg says the team is confident it can end Bayerns 10year reign as championNothing is decided for us We want to win our games and then well see what happens Can said But the belief is thereThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever