From Dortmund says Patrick Brandenburg
In Dortmund, they had again given everything to preserve the great feeling of premier class at least for a few weeks: a grandiose choreography on the South Stand, which was reminiscent of the triumph of Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League in 1997 should shout a passionate audience that black and yellow for the third time in a row in the top eight in Europe. But after less than 180 seconds against Juventus was all waste, as the ball squirmed already for the first time in the case of Borussia. The final score was 0: 3 and the referee blew the final whistle Milorad Mazic the lesson by Italian giants, half of the fans in the stadium earlier Westphalia had long since fled. The sad farewell from Europe they did not want to watch.
“It was a game to forget. So you have no place in the quarter-finals,” said Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp after the debacle against the “Old Lady”. Not even begin was his team build on his earlier gala performances that there had been three years in the most wonderful regularity. At the beginning of the current season was Dortmund sit up with great games and lots of goals in the group stage. However, the defeat against Juve was now the fourth game in the series in the premier class, which could not win the Westphalia
Hummels. “The second half was underground”
Instead worthy and collected head, such as the district rival FC Schalke at the wrong 4: 3 in Madrid, BVB adopted a humiliation in front of their own fans of the big stage with a result that is not always concerned for his visibility runner-up in the face of the table object in the Bundesliga. as quickly rid the world. “The second half was underground of us, the 0. 3 is also at this level perfectly fine Sorry, had to be our last for one and a half years playing in the Champions League run so”, Mats Hummels said, almost wistfully How had all BVB. the captain of a pitch-black night caught
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As in the games at Arsenal and even slept in Turin, BVB start and a residue was already after a very short time. “The early goal was the worst, what could happen?” scolded Klopp After 1:.. 2 in the first leg played the clever guests naturally in the cards Why Dortmund but could not bring himself in the remaining 87 minutes to make the game at least thrilling, Klopp could not explain A first goal would quickly. provide for fire. “Who does not shoot, can not meet,” the coach analyzed similarly flat, as his players appeared.
Reus immersed completely from
The first of only three shots on goal ever minute gave the BVB after 63 (!) From. The only halfway dangerous chance forgave substitute Adrian Ramos, at the head of Italy’s legendary goalkeeper Gigi Buffon ball after all, had to follow up shortly. Otherwise, there was no sign of that Borussia, once swept with elemental force through their European opponents of time. Not even a potential problem phase of Turin could use the Westphalia: As a midfielder Paul Pogba wounded from the field went Juve had to rearrange his game – but the fainthearted BVB let the occasion pass easily
“We have. no chances created, as in previous games, “Marco Reus correctly recognized and recalled the recent Torlos-games in the league against Hamburg and Cologne. The superstar was, however, again part of the problem, not the solution. In the most important game of the season Reus popped off completely. Just as the problem child Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the Klopp had to get the lawn after about an hour, because he himself fell through the simplest things. Ilkay Gundogan struggled to line in the game, but was just as overwhelmed and often sought his way through the middle. Relief on the outside? None. BVB won the once so successful winger set almost complete.
Team older and dispirited
Especially after the break was nothing more BVB. “Since we had a complete loss of power and unbelievable turnovers” criticized Hummels. Instead Juve to have at least rudimentary in the sense of insecurity to Dortmund showed his fate and collected by the Spaniard Alvaro Morata (70 minutes) and Carlos Tevez (79) hit two and three. The Argentine striker had with a full 25-meter dash and the 0: 1 score. In all goals against the defense proved once a firm grasp more than a little. In this epidemic season it hooks on to all corners of the BVB, and it can not be dismissed out of hand that there are fundamental problems.
Who will win the Champions League this year?
For the Dortmunder, it seems, goes from one cycle to the end, the fans of black and yellow in many years, raving in retrospect yet. From the spirit and enthusiasm of the young rascals, the enchanted 2012/13 to Europe and today almost identical team that despite clear first leg defeat yet heck related fear in the last season Real Madrid, is left not much. The team has gotten older, dispirited and one-dimensional, and of course also robbed by world class players like Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski. In some cases, such as in the last derby it can still soar to great deeds, but the brickwork offensive now seems to be the rule rather than the exception. Even the former champion coach Klopp has increasingly an unfortunate knack and must be able to provide to the lineup and tactics questions. Last about why he attacking mid-fielder Joker Jakub Blaszczykowski gave away against Juve at right-back.
Klopp has to come up with something
In the summer coach Juergen Klopp is faced with the exciting task itself and to reinvent his team. After the BVB long was Europe formative for attacking football, the coach now takes a different approach than always counter pressing, counter pressing, counter pressing in order to swear these great players who continue to doubt the squad to a common idea of the game and develop alternative systems , Possibly with the assistance fresh impetus from the youth. Again, good for the rival Schalke with his successful Knapp forged as a model. For large investments like the careful calculative Westphalia known not working in front of a season without Champions League.
But until then there is still plenty of work. “We can now focus on the Bundesliga and the German Cup us. That hurts us not certainly,” Klopp said shortly after the game and turned off the Champions League again positive. Without the distraction of other English weeks BVB can now work on entry into the Cup semi-finals.
In the Bundesliga relegation to be secured as soon as possible. Maybe then goes also up something else. To qualify for the Europa League seventh could range when flying over FC Bayern get the double. While this is below the standards of recent years. But fans of the black and yellow are likely to also become friends with the smaller competition if ever rising international football Holidays in Dortmund again.
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