Dortmund's crisis: coach Nuri Sahin before the end after four losses!

Dortmund kämpft um das Achtelfinale der Champions League nach einer Niederlage gegen Bologna. Trainer Nuri Sahin steht unter Druck.
Dortmund fights for the round of 16 of the Champions League after a defeat against Bologna. Trainer Nuri Sahin is under pressure. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Dortmund's crisis: coach Nuri Sahin before the end after four losses!

On January 22, 2025, a decisive Champions League game between Bologna and Borussia Dortmund took place. With the ambition, the Berliners competed to stop their negative series. But the encounter ended with another defeat for Dortmund, who had to accept her fourth in a row under coach Nuri Sahin. Bologna, which had not won a game in the Champions League before, defeated the Dortmund with 2: 1.

The game proved to be critical of the future of Nuri Sahin, whose position is increasingly under pressure. Dortmund has won only one of the last nine games in the current season, and the sporting director Lars Ricken announced that the club management would advise on further planning after the defeat. The pressure on the trainer is growing, especially after the latest Bundesliga defeats against Bayer Leverkusen (2: 3), Holstein Kiel (2: 4) and Eintracht Frankfurt (0: 2).

The details of the defeat

Dortmund's only goal scored Serhou Guirassy, ​​who converted a penalty in the 15th minute. In total, Guirassy has already scored seven goals in this Champions League season, four of them through penalty. However, it is worrying that the defense remains susceptible; Dortmund has already conceded 31 goals in the Bundesliga while only scoring 32 goals.

Bologna meanwhile rely on the substitutes Thijs Dallinga and Samuel Iling-Junior, who scored two goals within two minutes and thus turned the sheet in favor of their team. After the game, Matthias Sammer, a former player and trainer, questioned the physical and mental constitution of the team, which underlines the difficulties with which the association is currently confronted.

context of the group phase

For the Borussia, the situation in the Champions League group phase is becoming increasingly pressing. Dortmund urgently needs a victory in the last home game against Schachtar Donetsk to keep the hope of the round of 16. Bayer Leverkusen is also under pressure: With two defeats in the ongoing Champions League season, the team must also win in the home game against Sparta Prague so as not to exhaust the competition.

For VfB Stuttgart, on the other hand, there are bright spots. After an important victory against Bratislava, the club has a good chance of qualifying for the intermediate round. Stuttgart will play against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday and could take the next step in the Champions League with another success.

The coming week will be decisive for all affected teams. Dortmund and Leverkusen have several reasons to fulfill the upcoming obligation, while Stuttgart is on the best way to keep contact with the European top.

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