2024-05-08 07:20:05
Borussia Dortmund has made the sensation perfect and is in the final of the Champions League. Marco Reus chose emotional words after the final whistle.
“What a week for me personally and then today to move into the final,” a visibly emotional Reus struggled with the words after the final whistle at the microphone on the streaming service Amazon Prime. “Somehow where it all started in 2013. After more than ten years, back in the final with Borussia Dortmund. Hats off, hats off.”
BVB in luck at the post: “Tomorrow no one will ask about it anymore”
In the two games against the favored French, BVB was lucky several times. Six times against the post and crossbar, 31 shots on the Dortmund goal – and yet PSG failed to score in 180 minutes. “We suffered a lot, but we made it in the end. To be honest, tomorrow no one will ask how, it’s just the name Borussia Dortmund and that’s what counts,” said Reus, summing up everything. In fact, the hits on the crossbar had kept the Bundesliga club in the game, but they also earned the necessary bit of luck with a strong defensive performance.
Reus immediately gave the route for the fight for the Champions League trophy on June 1st in London: “Crazy. Now we have to get him too, otherwise it would be shit.” After Bayern’s final victory in 2020 (also against PSG), this is the second time in four years that a German team can reach for the most important prize in club football.
A German final is still possible. Bayern will face Real Madrid on Wednesday evening and could follow BVB into the final. That’s why Reus was asked whether he would like a duel with Munich in the final. “It doesn’t matter at all right now. We’ll take a look at it tomorrow,” said the former national player.
Reaching the final “unbelievable for the boys”
Then Reus once again highlighted his team’s performance: “We’re happy, it’s crazy that we’re in the final again. Nobody would have expected that, especially after the group draw anyway.” BVB was not necessarily the favorite in the so-called group of death with PSG, Newcastle United and AC Milan, but they finished first in the table. While the club stood out for its fluctuating performances in the Bundesliga, it rose to top form in the premier class. The strong competition tickled everything out of the team.
“We made the first exclamation mark there,” emphasized Reus. “We were always there in the Champions League, then found our level. And today it was clear that we have to suffer, that we also need luck and, above all, that we want to play to win ourselves,” said the 34-year-old. year-old and at the end summed up the emotional state of himself and the team: “It’s unbelievable for the boys. Crazy, crazy.”
And this madness can still be increased. Reus has always been a player who scored important goals. Maybe he will be able to do it again on June 1st at Wembley Stadium in London. Then the ultimate formula for success for BVB would be: group of death. Bar. Reus.