2024-05-08 03:44:12
BVB is in the final of the Champions League. One man who made this possible is Mats Hummels.
The central defender, who still has hopes of a place in national coach Julian Nagelsmann’s European Championship squad, scored with a header from a corner. At the press conference before the game, Hummels talked about wanting to teach his teammate Nico Schlotterbeck how to be strong in the head. The veteran was right with his goal.
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After the final whistle, coach Edin Terzić gave the instruction on the prime microphone: “You have to do it one more time.” Hummels replied: “With pleasure. I have rarely followed an instruction so happily.” The Dortmund number 15 then described his goal. “I knew I could get the ball in that space because my opponent went in front of me, but he wasn’t very focused on the tackle.” So he saw the biggest opportunity, which worked in the end.
“Julian (Brandt, editor’s note) served it wonderfully on my head. Yes, of course we’ll be happy to take it with us,” continued Hummels. He himself is of the opinion that he hasn’t scored enough Champions League goals in his career so far, so it’s a good time to add more.
BVB had already won the first leg in Dortmund 1-0 and is in the final of the Champions League for the first time since 2013. “No matter who we face, we will face a very strong opponent. But we all believe in it. There is no reason for us not to believe that we can win the final,” Hummels ended the interview. BVB will either go to the German final at Wembley on June 1st against FC Bayern or Real Madrid, who will play their semi-final second leg on Wednesday (from 9 p.m. in the live ticker on t-online).