Bundesliga 2018-19, Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich: 5 takeaways from the match

#2 Paco Alcacer comes in as a clutch, again

Clutch: Paco Alcacer

Ever since leaving Barcelona, Paco Alcacer has been on the form of his life. He has played minimal minutes but he seems to score every now and then.

Whatever Alcacer touches turns into a goal. In just over 200 minutes, Paco has grabbed eight goals in Bundesliga.

He scored in the UEFA Champions League win over Atletico as well and he scored for Spain in the Nations League.

Moreover, Alcacer’s goals are coming more off the bench. The Spanish international scored the third and fourth goal in the comeback win against Leverkusen, in just 27 minutes.

He scored a hat-trick off the bench with a last-minute freekick to win the game against Augsburg. This is the definition of clutch.

Lucien Favre still doesn’t trust Alcacer to start, but he is using him as the super-sub. He needed only 14 minutes to make his mark in the Klassiker.

Scoring is perhaps the only thing that Alcacer is doing but it is doing just fine for his team. He is scoring the game-winner match after match in a crucial moment.

He missed a chance to score when the ball was cleared off the line, however, he did manage to score afterward.

Alcacer did very well to get to the through ball from Axel Witsel. He left the defense behind and finished with a beautiful chip over Manuel Neuer. His goal was ultimately the game-winning goal.

Paco is a clutch player.