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“Extremely happy, extremely proud” – Borussia Dortmund reaches the Champions League semi-finals
Borussia Dortmund has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2013. Coach Edin Terzic’s team won 4:2 (2:0) after a dramatic game against Atlético Madrid and thus made up for the 1:2 defeat in the first leg of the quarterfinals.
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Borussia Dortmund is in the semi-finals of the Champions League after a memorable game against Atletico Madrid. The game tipped over completely twice and was on a knife’s edge until the end. Then the Germans are redeemed.
It’s done. Borussia Dortmund has qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League and will face Paris Saint-Germain, who beat FC Barcelona. BVB won against Atletico Madrid 4:2 (2:0) and was able to make up for the 1:2 defeat in the first leg. It was an insane game that ended completely upside down twice.
At first the much better hosts looked like the sure winners when they went into the break with a deserved 2-0 lead after goals from Julian Brandt (34th) and Ian Maatsen (39th). There the Dortmunders briefly lost their faith and their courage. The Spaniards played much more offensively after the change and soon equalized.
Mats Hummels’ own goal
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First Mats Hummels scored an own goal (49th), then Angel Correa scored to make it 2-2 (64th). At this point, Madrid were in the semi-finals and given the developments, a 2:3 score was more likely than a Dortmund goal. Matthias Sammer felt the same way. The BVB advisor, who is supposed to take on more responsibility from next season, complained in the stands. He feared the end, as he later admitted. “Everything that is said about the team, that they don’t have the winning gene,” said Sammer later on “Amazon Prime” and then stated with satisfaction: “But then they proved the opposite.”
Within just three minutes, she scored two goals and thus forced the decision: First Niklas Füllkrug put a header into the net (71.), then the extremely strong Marcel Sabitzer scored with a shot into the right corner (74. ).
First semi-final since 2013
Dortmund took this lead to the cheers of 81,365 enthusiastic spectators on a memorable European Cup evening.
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“It was a roller coaster ride,” said club boss Hans-Joachim Watzke: “A really great evening. If you’re in the semi-finals, then it’s just one more step, but a very difficult step.” Paris had lost the first leg against FC Barcelona 2:3, but clearly won the second leg 4:1. Both teams had already met in the group stage.
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This is BVB’s first semi-final appearance since 2013. The last time they reached the semi-finals eleven years ago, BVB even made it to the final, but lost to FC Bayern in the German final. This scenario is still possible this time, the Munich team will face Arsenal FC in their quarter-final second leg on Wednesday.