Borussia Dortmund's Julian Weigl breaks Bundesliga possession record

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Julian Weigl has set a new Bundesliga record, taking possession of the ball 214 times in Dortmund's 2-2 draw with Cologne on Saturday.

While Dortmund's end to their Bundesliga season may have been slightly disappointing, taking only one point from two games at Eintracht Frankfurt and against Cologne, former 1860 Munich midfielder Weigl surpassed Bayern Munich's Xabi Alonso to set the new league record.

Up to his 83rd minute substitution, 20-year-old Weigl had 214 phases of ball possession -- eight more than previous record-holder Xabi Alonso had for Bayern Munich against Cologne last season.

Weigl, who joined Dortmund last summer, has played an impressive maiden season at the Westfalenstadion, featuring in 50 games in all competitions and starting in 41.

Julian Weigl took possession of the ball 214 times during Saturday's game.

Though Weigl has yet to score his first goal for Dortmund, he is one of the outside bets to be called into Germany's preliminary squad -- which is due to be named in Berlin on Tuesday -- for the 2016 European Championships.

Borussia Dortmund also set a club record for most goals scored in one season thanks to Marco Reus' converted freekick on Saturday, which brought the season tally to 82, one more than their previous record from the 2012-2013 season.

It was also Dortmund's first goal from a free-kick since Robert Lewandowski was on target in his final Bundesliga match for Dortmund at Hertha in May 2014.

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