Bundesliga
Leaden Borussia: “Everything is very difficult” in Dortmund
Dortmund’s coach Edin Terzic (lr), Thomas Meunier and Niklas Süle react dissatisfiedly after the game. photo
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Things are going well for Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League – but not at all in the Bundesliga. “It’s hard granite that we’re biting on at the moment,” says a national player.
In the catacombs of the WWK Arena, the offensive player finally remembered last season, when Dortmund were sixth after matchday 15, nine points less than then league leaders FC Bayern Munich.
Borussia then delivered a furious second half of the season, but lost the tangible championship on the last matchday with a 2-2 draw against FSV Mainz 05. “A lot of things always happen,” said Brandt three days after the strong performance in the Champions League against Paris Saint Germain (1:1).
“Cold-snout” is missing
The 27-year-old knows how to accurately describe the fact that BVB is not doing well in the Bundesliga after being eliminated from the DFB Cup. “It all seems very difficult, very forced,” said Brandt. “It’s hard granite that we’re biting on at the moment.” The team also showed “not enough cold-bloodedness” against Augsburg.
Donyell Malen (35th) was able to compensate for the deficit caused by Augsburg’s Ermedin Demirovic (23rd minute). In the final phase, Dortmund missed the winning goal despite numerous chances. “The result is definitely not enough,” said BVB coach Edin Terzic. “We said before the game that we wanted and had to get six points in the remaining games.” The Dortmunders have already failed with this.
Borussia will contest their annual final on Tuesday – against Mainz 05 of all places. A kind of coming to terms with the past for the entire club. “It doesn’t help to complain. It’s just a matter of moving forward and accepting the challenge. We will rise to the challenge and hopefully reward our fans with a win in the last home game,” announced Terzic.