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sancho nets three goals, joins us killing protest
England winger Jadon Sancho scored a hattrick and revealed a “Justice for George Floyd” protest message in Borussia Dortmund’s 6-1 rout of bottom side Paderborn that trimmed Bayern Munich’s lead at the top of the Bundesliga to seven points.
The outstanding Sancho, who now has 17 goals and 17 assists in the Bundesliga this season, joined a host of protests in the German topflight over the weekend at the death of an unarmed black man in the United States.
Sancho later wrote on Instagram: “Delighted to get my first career hattrick, a bittersweet moment personally as there are more important things going on in the world today that we must address and help make a change.”
Morocco international Achraf Hakimi lifted his jersey to deliver the same message as Sancho after scoring Dortmund’s fourth goal at Paderborn.
George Floyd, 46, died in Minneapolis during an arrest by a police officer who pinned him to the ground for several minutes by kneeling on his neck, sparking protests across the US.
Earlier on Sunday, Borussia Moenchengladbach’s French forward Marcus Thuram took a knee to protest Floyd’s death. Schalke’s
American midfielder Weston McKennie wore a “Justice for George” armband on Saturday.
At Paderborn, second-placed Dortmund kept their remote title hopes intact as Sancho stole the limelight with teenage striker Erling Braut Haaland sidelined by a leg injury.
“We’re going to give everything to win every game,” said Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Buerki.
Bayern are firmly on course for an eighth successive title with just six matches left to play, and Dortmund’s sports director Michael Zorc said the focus was now on securing Champions League qualification as quickly as possible.
“It’s clear that Bayern will be German champions at the end,” said Zorc. Earlier, Gladbach thrashed Union Berlin 4-1 to go third with Thuram scoring twice and taking a knee in protest at Floyd’s death.
“Marcus has made the point. He has set an example against racism that we all support,” said Gladbach coach Marco Rose.
First-half goals by midfielder Florian Neuhaus, who bagged Gladbach’s 3,000th goal in the Bundesliga, and Thuram put Gladbach 2-0 up at the break.
After heading in a cross from compatriot Alassane Plea, the 22-year-old French striker then took a knee on the Borussia Park turf.
“No explanation needed,” wrote Borussia Moenchengladbach on the club’s official Twitter account.