He started from the second pot in the group draws and reached the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund is theoutsider of the tournament and confirmation the magical moment of German football deservedly reaching the Champions League final. After beating Paris Saint Germain 1-0 in the first leg match in Germany, the yellow and blacks also advanced to Paris with the same score. It was Hummels who extinguished the French’s dreams of revenge, practically closing the discussion on qualification for the Wembley final. PSG complained about the four posts being hit and the bad luck but the Borussia Dortmund deserved the Champions League final thanks to a constant path. First, surprisingly, in group F which included Milan, Newcastle United and PSG itself, he then eliminated PSV in the round of 16 and Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals.
“Many were still perplexed”
In August, after the group draw, Borussia Dortmund had low hopes of victory for the bookmakers who preferred reigning champions Manchester City, Bayern Munich indicating Arsenal as a surprise. In general skepticism, but constantly supported by Gelbe Wand or the famous “yellow wall” of the fans, Edin Terzić’s boys have grown from match to match and now dream of winning their second Champions League at Wembley after the one they won in 1997 in the final against Juventus. “Before the first match against Eindhoven, we talked for the first time about how much the journey to London might be short. At the time, many were still perplexed“, revealed Terzić.
“Now we can give something back to our fans”
But the yellow and blacks’ desire for revenge started from the great disappointment in the Bundesliga last season with Bayern Munich champions thanks only to the better goal difference (the two teams finished at the top on equal points at 71). “Last season we lost the championship at home on the last day (2-2 draw with Mainz, ed.) – said the German coach of Bosnian origin -. I’m happy that now we can give something back to the fans. We grew in every game and in the end we understood that we could have been the team that surprises everyone and reaches the final“.
