Belgium international striker Michy Batshuayi has taken a giant step towards replacing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at Borussia Dortmund. The 24-year-old became the first player to score a brace on his Bundesliga debut since the Gabon Aubameyang did so in 2013.<\/p>\n
Batshuayi arrived at Dortmund on loan from Chelsea on transfer deadline day. He wasted no time in helping his new side to their victory in the Bundesliga<\/a> match on Friday evening; away from home at the RheinEnergieStadion.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old striker opened the scoring in the 35th minute and made it a brace in the 62nd. Cologne equalized through Simon Zoller and Jorge Mer\u00e9, in the 60th and 69th minutes respectively. Andre Sch\u00fcrrle scored the winner in the 84th minute from a Batshuayi assist.<\/p>\n Borussia Dortmund head coach Peter Stoger hailed Batshuayi, labelling the striker’s debut for the club a dream after a 3-2 win over Cologne. Stoger was full of praise for the Belgium international and he expects him to be a key player for Dortmund after the departure of Aubameyang to\u00a0Arsenal<\/a>.<\/p>\n “We lost an extraordinary forward. And what I already said was that on the last day we got a new player who has goal scoring skills,” he said at a post-match conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n “We needed such a player for our squad. That the game went like this is like a dream for him and for everyone involved.<\/p>\n “It feels very good for him and to everyone so he can feel comfortable here very fast.<\/p>\n “But I think we all saw that, independent from the goals, he will be an important player for us” Stoger <\/a>said.<\/p>\n The win puts Borussia Dortmund in 4th position in the Bundesliga with 34 points from 21 games. They are 19 points adrift of arch-rivals Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n Main Photo<\/p>\nDebut Delight for Batshuayi<\/h1>\n
Stoger Praises Batshuayi Debut<\/h2>\n