Dortmund’s crisis ahead of European competition with Real Madrid
Dortmund, eliminated from the group stage last year, entered the final at Wembley in June on a wave of momentum.
Dortmund dominated the first half and the second half but were hit by Real Madrid’s attack, conceding twice in the last 20 minutes to lose 2-0..
After the incident, coach Edin Terzic has been unable to perform better and ended up in fifth place, leaving assistant Sahin behind.
Şahin, a Dortmund youth player who has played for Real Madrid and Liverpool as a player, has managed 10 games in all competitions.
Now that he is facing the biggest test of his talent to date, the Dortmund side seem uncertain and unsure of what to do..
Sahin’s side are seventh in Bundesliga, but after wins at Club Brugge and at home to Celtic, they are top of the 36-team Champions League group.
Dortmund’s only form this season is their strength at home and their problems on the road.
In front of a home crowd of 82,000 in the Westphalian stadium, Dortmund have won five out of five, scoring 19 points and conceding six.
But on the road, their two wins in five matches came against fourth-placed Phoenix Luebeck and Brugge, who are fourth in the Belgian league..
In contrast, Real have won seven out of seven at home in all competitions, scoring 19 goals and conceding just four.
Up front, it looks like the German side will arrive in Madrid without any firepower, with Karim Ademi, Julien Duranville, Giovanni Reina and sensational defender Yann Cotto on the injury list.
Apart from Gregor Kobel who is very reliable in goal, Dortmund’s trump card is the form of striker Serho Girassi.
The Guinean, who joined the club from Stuttgart in the summer, has scored 12 goals in his last eight games for club and country, not conceding just one..
Girassi scored in the 83rd minute to secure Dortmund’s 2-1 victory over promoted St Pauli, but Sahin was not interested in celebrating. “It’s a problem. It’s unacceptable, we have to do better,” Sahin said sadly about Dortmund’s poor defense.
“We conceded a goal against Celtic when we didn’t defend well, we conceded a goal against Union (Berlin) and now it’s happened again.”
After a slow start by his standards, Real’s Kylian Mbappe appears to have scored in five of his last six league games.
Mbappé may not be at Wembley when the two teams meet, but Dortmund have the experience to pursue the French player.
Dortmund faced Mbappe and his former club Paris Saint-Germain 4 times last season and the French captain was limited to just one goal, which came from the spot. punishment.
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