Borussia Dortmund in Champions League fever: New hope for the league!

Borussia Dortmund in Champions League fever: New hope for the league!

The sports director of Borussia Dortmund, Sebastian Kehl, has expressed his relief about moving into the quarter -finals of the Champions League. After the convincing progress against the OSC Lille, Kehl described the success as deserved and sees it a positive sign for his team. This feedback comes in tenth place at the Dortmund in the Bundesliga, with a distance of seven points for the renewed Champions League qualification.

Kehl emphasized that the season in the Bundesliga has not yet been completed and the chances continue to exist, especially in the upcoming games against direct competitors such as RB Leipzig, FSV Mainz 05 and SC Freiburg. These matches could be crucial to achieve the minimum goal.

preparation for the next challenges

Those responsible at Borussia Dortmund are now looking at the upcoming first leg in the quarterfinals of the Champions League against FC Barcelona with mixed feelings. Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel commented on the upcoming opponent and described him as strong, which indicates a challenging task. Dortmund had qualified for the K.-O. round with a clear 3-0 overall victory via Sporting CP, while Bayern Munich and Leverkusen also aimed to prove themselves in the Champions League.

In the same round of the Champions League, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich also meet. The first first legs of the K.O. round took place on March 4 and 5, 2025, while the second legs are played on March 11th and 12th, 2025. Bayern Munich secured his place in this round by winning the play-off against Celtic with a total of 2-1, while Leverkusen was able to enter the round of 16 as one of the best teams in the group phase.

Current situation in the Bundesliga and Europa League

The current developments in the Bundesliga show that RB Leipzig and VfB Stuttgart are not qualified for the knockout round of the Champions League. In the Europa League, however, Eintracht Frankfurt was able to score fifth and is now in the round of 16, where an encounter with Ajax is imminent.

The Allianz Arena will host the final of the Champions League on May 31, 2025. In addition, Bayern Munich announced the contract extension with goalkeeper Manuel Neuer by a year by the summer of 2026, which underlines the planning for future challenges in the Bundesliga and at European level.

In the meantime, it remains exciting how Dortmund will be in the upcoming games, while the competition is pressing both in the Bundesliga and in the Champions League.