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Eleven years ago, Marco Reus shed tears at Wembley. At the beginning of June, Reus will have the opportunity to make amends for this failure together Borussia Dortmund.
In his first season with Dortmund, Reus managed to advance to the 2012/2023 Champions League final after eliminating Real Madrid in the semifinals. Facing Bayern Munich in the final, Dortmund had to bend their knees.
Reus, who started in attack, was unable to do much to bring his team to victory. Dortmund lost 1-2 after Arjen Robben broke through Roman Weidenfeller’s net in the 89th minute.
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Defeat in the Champions League final was like a curse for Reus, who always failed to win big trophies with Dortmund. He only won four trophies in 12 years there, namely the DFB Pokal (2x) and the German Super Cup (2x).
The last week of the Bundesliga last season was the most painful moment when Dortmund, who were on the verge of winning the German League, had to be willing to be overtaken by Bayern Munich, because they only played a draw.
Reus failed again to win the league before deciding to leave at the end of this season when his contract expired. Seriously, Reus still has one big match to close his Dortmund career on a sweet note, namely the Champions League final at Wembley on June 1.
He brought Dortmund to the top of the match after eliminating Paris Saint-Germain with a 2-0 aggregate. Can Reus heal the wounds of 2013 with the Big Ears trophy this year? Let’s just wait.
“It can’t be explained in words. I went to the Champions League final again with Borussia after 10 years ago. No one will question how we won. It’s not important that the opportunity hit the post. The important thing is that Dortmund is in the final again,” said Reus as quoted by ESPN.
“We did struggle today and that’s why we need luck. But the players were crazy.”
(mrp/mrp)