From BZ/dpa
Borussia Dortmund showed the desired reaction to the Bundesliga setback against Cologne with a 4-1 win in Seville in the Champions League. However, sports director Kehl is not satisfied.
Despite the loose Champions League triumph at FC Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund’s sports director sees Sebastian Kehl there is still a lot of room for improvement in his team.
After the 4: 1 (3: 0) on Wednesday at the Europa League record winner, Kehl warned clearly with a view to the Bundesliga summit on Saturday against FC Bayern Munich: “Of course it’s incredibly good, but it’s nothing more. We have to do better than today at the weekend to beat Bayern Munich.”
Despite the clear success in Seville, Dortmund’s sports director Sebastian Kehl was not completely happy. Or does he just want to keep the tension high before the game against Bayern? Photo: picture alliance/ Neundorf/ Kirchner Media
Kehl referred to the phase after the break when BVB came under unnecessary pressure after the sovereign first half. After goals from Raphael Guerreiro (6th minute), Jude Bellingham (41st) and Karim Adeyemi (43rd) brought Youssef El-Nesyri (51st) the Dortmund team in need. “Today wasn’t all rosy either. We were also a bit lucky,” said Kehl. “We have to up the ante.”
Nevertheless, the clear victory after the bitter 2: 3 in the league in Cologne last weekend was balm for the BVB soul. “The result is of course great for us,” said Kehl. “That was definitely the reaction we wanted to show,” said captain Jude Bellingham.
Sevilla coach fired immediately
In Cologne, BVB surprisingly lost 2:3. Dortmund’s coach Edin Terzic (l) and sports director Sebastian Kehl were not impressed by their team’s performance
The Dortmund also benefited from the crisis in the Andalusians, who did not act at the Champions League level, especially in defense. Sevilla’s disappointing performance again immediately cost coach Julen Lopetegui his job. Immediately after the final whistle, the club put the 56-year-old on leave, who was sent out of the dressing room to say goodbye to the fans.
The 2020 Europa League winner took the strange separation with gallows humor. When asked when he found out about his leave of absence, Lopetegui replied: “Today. So officially.”
The Spanish media reported days before the game that the coach had no future in Seville. Argentinian Jorge Sampaoli is to be his successor.