JAKARTA - Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic paid off his failure to win the German Bundesliga last season by bringing the team to the Champions League final. Dortmund also wanted to perfect it by becoming a champion when competing at Wembley against Bayern Munich or Real Madrid.
A painful failure last season that Terzic couldn't forget. At that time, Dortmund was one step away from winning the league title. The chances of winning are very open because Die Borussen plays at home by hosting Mainz in the league's final match.
Dortmund still need a win to seal the championship because they are overshadowed strictly by Bayern Munich. What happened was that Dortmund failed to win and were only able to draw 2-2.
Bayern, who played at home to Koln, won 2-1. They also won the title which was already in front of Dortmund fans because they were ahead on goal difference.
Terzic had to wait a season to pay off the painful failure by bringing Dortmund to the Champions League final.
In the final, they met Bayern or Madrid who dueled at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Thursday, May 9, 2024 in the morning WIB.
Dortmund advanced to the top match after defeating the seeded Paris Saint Germain 1-0 in the second match of the semifinals at the Parc des Princes Stadium, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 in the morning WIB.
Dortmund's only winning goal was produced by defender Matsxides. In the 50th minute, his header which welcomed a corner beat goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
The result made Dortmund 2-0 on aggregate. The reason is, in the first match at home, Die Borussen won 1-0 through Niclas Fullkrug's goal. A narrow win twice in a row brought Dortmund to the final for the third time.
"Last season, we failed to become champions after the last game at home. But I am happy to be able to pay off the failure to fans," said Terzic, reminding how Bayern won the title from Dortmund's grasp.
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"This is an emotional and very beautiful moment. Last season in the last match, we actually hope to win. But now we are paying off. We will continue to dream and now we are trying to make every effort to bring home the trophy," he said again.
Terzic brought Dortmund to the final for the third time in club history. When they reached their inaugural final in 1997, Dortmund faced ahead Juventus. But they managed to win 3-1.
It's just that when Dortmund stepped into the final for the second time in 2013, they were forced to give up by the main rivals in the Bundesliga, Bayern. Dortmund, then handled by Jurgen Klopp, lost 2-1.
According to Terzic, Dortmund is like facing a situation that is not much different every time they compete in the final in European competitions. Dortmund's performance tends to decline in domestic competitions when they achieve success in the Champions League.
This season they are only ranked fifth in the standings. However, Dortmund will return to compete in the Champions League despite being outside the top four.
The reason is, UEFA decided to increase the number of participants in the Champions League and the value of Dortmund coefficients was better than English Premier League clubs.
"In the 2013 final, Dortmund trailed 25 points with the league champions. Likewise, when Dortmund won in 1997, the team's performance in the league was not too good. This season, our performances tend to go up and down. But our season is not over yet," he said.
Terzic scored a success as a coach who was able to bring Dortmund to the Champions League final. In his career as a player, Terzic only played in lower division clubs.
When he was a coach, this 41-year-old man was often an assistant coach.
Including when he became an assistant towafavre who was later replaced. Even though it was the first time he was a head coach, he even won success at Dortmund.
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