Minimal football against Sporting
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Compulsory task fulfills, now only the Bundesliga counts. Even the round of 16 of the Champions League is only interested in Borussia Dortmund’s sports director Sebastian Kehl. “To be honest, I don’t care who we’re playing against,” said Kehl after the lean 0-0 in the playoff second leg against Sporting Lisbon. The first leg had won Dortmund 3-0.
When BVB Losc Lille or Aston Villa are drawn to Nyon on Friday, the Dortmunders have long been prepared for the Bundesliga game against Union Berlin (6.30 p.m./Sky) in preparation for the Bundesliga game on Friday. “The focus is now on Union Berlin. We absolutely want to win this home game, ”emphasized Kehl.
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He could also have said: we absolutely have to win. After the last two defeats in the first two league games under the new coach Niko Kovac, the former second force in German football in the Bundesliga is only in eleventh place and already has eight points behind the minimum goal.
For the first time in ten years, there is a risk of a season without a premier class in Dortmund. “Of course we have to deal with these scenarios. There are different calculations that we have done. In this competition, however, we still have opportunities to generate income with which we have not planned, ”said Kehl at“ DAZN ”. Because progress against Lille or Aston Villa appears absolutely possible for the black and yellow. “Of course we also want to survive the further round,” assured Kehl.
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For this, however, the team has to stabilize and get good performances in two games. While Captain Emre Can said that in the second leg against Sporting was “nothing more than necessary” and “it was a controlled progress”, there was criticism from outside whether the BVB would really have been able to increase at all times.
With Julian Brandt, the conclusion sounded different: “As in the past few weeks, there is still a lot of room for improvement. Our defensive did it well, but we weren’t sharp enough to the front. I am glad that we got on, but I go home with different feelings. Glad and relieved that we did this intermediate step. But we didn’t win again at home. We had planned to prepare the fans nice moments. We didn’t do that, it was a rippling game. “
The self-image has not been there for several weeks, according to the 28-year-old. In 2025, six defeats, two draws and three victories have been available for BVB. “There is sand in the gear, we have to get it out through goals, performance or victories. Everything else does nothing. No shaman helps either. “
Brandt himself was recently criticized as a vice captain, who was supposed to go with it. “It doesn’t miss me without a trace, the situation hits me. I don’t even notice the personal criticism, but I stand on the pitch and know how we play, I can reflect on it. That hits you from a football nature alone. I see the reactions of our fans in the stands. I am not one who leaves emotions out freely. I make a lot with myself. It is a difficult situation and this is also a reason why self -image and lightness are missing. It’s a fight, you have to get out of it. But that is part of life. “