The Rhinelanders won the second leg against 1. FC Saarbrücken 3-1 on Thursday (March 3rd, 2022), while Düsseldorf had already won 3-0 in the first leg of the semi-finals.
So the season is in Champions League decided, because a final will not take place. Actually, the two Russian clubs Fakel Orenburg with the German Olympic bronze medalist Dimitrij Ovtcharov and UMMC Yekaterinburg should have contested the second semi-final. In the course of Thursday, however, this duel was canceled in view of the war in Ukraine.
Two individual successes are enough for Dusseldorf
As a result, the semifinals quickly became a new edition of the previous year’s final, Düsseldorf were already satisfied with two individual successes after the clear win in the first leg. Dang Qiu and Anton Källberg even got three wins, Boll lost his duel with Patrick Franziska in five sets.
Düsseldorf won the Champions League for the seventh time, while Borussia had already triumphed six times in the previous European Cup. All in all, the Rhinelanders made the 75th title win in their club history perfect on Thursday.