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In the second semi-final, one day later, Spain and France will battle it out in Stuttgart for a place in the final. The final in Munich and the third-place play-off in Stuttgart will take place on 8 June.<\/p>\n<p>The Borussia Dortmund internationals will not be present at the start of training in Dortmund on 2 June and will not join the preparations for the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/mannschaften/fussball/profis/fifa-klub-weltmeisterschaft.html\">FIFA Club World Cup<\/a> until a later date.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/22/nominierungen-dfb/Collage-Nationalspieler.png\" data-assetref=\"Collage-Nationalspieler-1747905108525\"><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>The German national team will face Portugal in the semi-finals of the Nations League on 4 June in Munich. In the second semi-final, one day later, Spain and France will battle it out in Stuttgart for a place in the final. 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The following 09 figures show how the Black & Yellows have developed over the course of the season - and which records have been broken.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"Borussia Dortmund clinched a fourth-place finish in the Bundesliga with a 3-0 victory over Holstein Kiel on the final matchday of the season, thus qualifying for next season's Champions League. The following 09 figures show how the Black & Yellows have developed over the course of the season - and which records have been broken.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<h2><b>2 points...<br>\n <br>\n <\/b><span style=\"font-size: 16.0px; font-weight: 300;\">...is what BVB recorded on average per game under Niko Kovac, who took over the team on Matchday 21 - a clear upward trend. Before Kovac took over, the Black & Yellows averaged 1.45 points per game. Borussia thus moved from 11th place, on 29 points, to fourth place in the table by the end of the season, picking up 28 points in the 14 games under the stewardship of Kovac.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><b>4 goals...<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>...in one match - the record for the most goals in one match in the 2024/25 season is held by a Borussia player: Serhou Guirassy scored four times in 43 minutes in BVB's 6-0 win over Union Berlin in February. He shared the feat with Leverkusen's Patrik Schick, who netted four times in a win over Freiburg. It was this performance by the Dortmund striker, among others, that made Guirassy the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2025/3/13/Serhou-Guirassy-ist-Bundesliga-Spieler-des-Monats-Februar.html\">Bundesliga Player of the Month for February<\/a>. Incidentally, Pascal Gross contributed four assists in the same match against Union Berlin.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/21/zahlen-der-saison/Tor-Guirassy.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Tor-Guirassy-1747819512843\"><\/p>\n<h2><b>6 goals...<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>...was the biggest winning margin goal in one match - another season record for the Black & Yellows. The 6-0 win in the home match against Union Berlin was the biggest victory in the 2024/25 Bundesliga season. However, the result against the capital city team does not come close to the biggest league victory in BVB history - on Matchday 12 of the 1982/83 season, Borussia Dortmund ran out 11-1 winners against Arminia Bielefeld at home.<\/p>\n<h2>7 places...<\/h2>\n<p>...was how much ground BVB made up in the second half of the season, fighting their way from 11th place at the start of the year to fourth place by the end if the campaign. The Bundesliga had never seen a comeback like this in 62 years of its history. For the first time, a team that were placed in the bottom half of the table after Matchday 27 managed to finish fourth.<\/p>\n<h2>10 seasons...<\/h2>\n<p>...in a row Borussia Dortmund have now qualified for the UEFA Champions League. After one year in the UEFA Europa League in the 2015/16 season, BVB have since played in Europe's elite competition without interruption. In the past ten seasons, BVB have qualified five times by finishing runners-up in the Bundesliga, twice by finishing third and fourth and once by finishing fifth.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/21/zahlen-der-saison/Jubel-Mannschaft.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Jubel-Mannschaft-1747819522829\"><\/p>\n<h2>16 shots on goal...<\/h2>\n<p>...BVB took an average of 16.1 shots per game under Niko Kovac - a significant increase compared to the 12.9 before Kovac took charge. It was not the only statistic that improved significantly during Borussia Dortmund\u2019s late-season run: the same trend could be noted in kilometres run per game (114.8 without Kovac, 118.2 with Kovac), goals per game (1.8 without Kovac, 2.5 with Kovac) and goals conceded per game (1.7 without Kovac, 1.2 with Kovac).<\/p>\n<h2>57 points...<\/h2>\n<p>...BVB picked up this season, finishing fourth in the Bundesliga table with a goal difference of 71 scored and 51 conceded. Exactly the same number of points were gained in the 2009/2010 season (fifth place in the table, Europa League qualification, goal difference 54:42) and 1998/99 (fourth place in the table, Champions League qualification, goal difference 48:34).<\/p>\n<h2>900 Bundesliga wins...<\/h2>\n<p>... - Borussia Dortmund reached this milestone in a <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2025/4/20/32-nach-01-BVB-bejubelt-drei-Big-Points.html\">3-2 home win against Borussia Mönchengladbach<\/a> in April. This makes BVB one of only two clubs, along with Bayern Munich, to break this mark.<\/p>\n<h2>81,365 fans...<\/h2>\n<p>... \u2013 a sell-out crowd! BVB fans ensured there was a full house at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK in 17 of 17 home matches and thereby played a major role in Borussia Dortmund qualifying for next season's Champions League. \u201cIt's a bit of a competitive advantage that we have here at home,\u201d <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2025/5/18/Niklas-Suele-bezeichnet-BVB-Fans-als-Wettbewerbsvorteil.html\">said BVB centre-back Niklas Süle<\/a> about the Black & Yellow fans after the decisive home win on the final matchday. <\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<h2><b>2 points...<br>\n <br>\n <\/b><span style=\"font-size: 16.0px; font-weight: 300;\">...is what BVB recorded on average per game under Niko Kovac, who took over the team on Matchday 21 - a clear upward trend. Before Kovac took over, the Black & Yellows averaged 1.45 points per game. Borussia thus moved from 11th place, on 29 points, to fourth place in the table by the end of the season, picking up 28 points in the 14 games under the stewardship of Kovac.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><b>4 goals...<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>...in one match - the record for the most goals in one match in the 2024/25 season is held by a Borussia player: Serhou Guirassy scored four times in 43 minutes in BVB's 6-0 win over Union Berlin in February. He shared the feat with Leverkusen's Patrik Schick, who netted four times in a win over Freiburg. It was this performance by the Dortmund striker, among others, that made Guirassy the <a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/de/aktuelles/news/news.html/2025/3/13/Serhou-Guirassy-ist-Bundesliga-Spieler-des-Monats-Februar.html\">Bundesliga Player of the Month for February<\/a>. Incidentally, Pascal Gross contributed four assists in the same match against Union Berlin.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/21/zahlen-der-saison/Tor-Guirassy.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Tor-Guirassy-1747819512843\"><\/p>\n<h2><b>6 goals...<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>...was the biggest winning margin goal in one match - another season record for the Black & Yellows. The 6-0 win in the home match against Union Berlin was the biggest victory in the 2024/25 Bundesliga season. However, the result against the capital city team does not come close to the biggest league victory in BVB history - on Matchday 12 of the 1982/83 season, Borussia Dortmund ran out 11-1 winners against Arminia Bielefeld at home.<\/p>\n<h2>7 places...<\/h2>\n<p>...was how much ground BVB made up in the second half of the season, fighting their way from 11th place at the start of the year to fourth place by the end if the campaign. The Bundesliga had never seen a comeback like this in 62 years of its history. For the first time, a team that were placed in the bottom half of the table after Matchday 27 managed to finish fourth.<\/p>\n<h2>10 seasons...<\/h2>\n<p>...in a row Borussia Dortmund have now qualified for the UEFA Champions League. After one year in the UEFA Europa League in the 2015/16 season, BVB have since played in Europe's elite competition without interruption. In the past ten seasons, BVB have qualified five times by finishing runners-up in the Bundesliga, twice by finishing third and fourth and once by finishing fifth.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/21/zahlen-der-saison/Jubel-Mannschaft.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Jubel-Mannschaft-1747819522829\"><\/p>\n<h2>16 shots on goal...<\/h2>\n<p>...BVB took an average of 16.1 shots per game under Niko Kovac - a significant increase compared to the 12.9 before Kovac took charge. 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All season ticket holders are expected to be contacted at the end of May. The season ticket amount will be debited on 27 June. <b>The key message remains: If you do not wish to alter your season ticket, you do not need to do anything!<\/b><br>\n<\/p>\n<p>All further details will follow shortly.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>Important change: BVB fans who have entered an email address in the system will receive all information about their season ticket for the coming season by email and no longer by post. Season ticket holders who do not have an email address on file will continue to be contacted by post, as in previous years.<br>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Season ticket prices<br>\n<\/h2>\n<p>As in previous years, Borussia Dortmund have worked closely with many stakeholders, including fan representatives, on the price development of season and match tickets. BVB are aware that any change will be felt, which is why the price increase was kept as low as possible.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>Discounted categories, for example for people with disabilities, young people and children, have not been increased. The price increase for standing areas is just \u20ac2 for the 17-match season ticket.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/20/ticket-preise/DK-Preise-25-26.jpg\" data-assetref=\"DK-Preise-25-26-1747751463286\"><\/p>\n<h2>Match ticket prices<\/h2>\n<p>Reduced categories, for example for people with disabilities, young people and children, have not been increased. The prices for standing tickets and category 6 seat tickets have also not been increased. The remaining seating categories have been adjusted by \u20ac2.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/de/news/2025/05/20/ticket-preise/TK-Preise-25-26.jpg\" data-assetref=\"TK-Preise-25-26-1747810318023\"> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<h2>Season ticket period<\/h2>\n<p>BVB are is in the final preparations for the 2025/26 season ticket period. All season ticket holders are expected to be contacted at the end of May. The season ticket amount will be debited on 27 June. <b>The key message remains: If you do not wish to alter your season ticket, you do not need to do anything!<\/b><br>\n<\/p>\n<p>All further details will follow shortly.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>Important change: BVB fans who have entered an email address in the system will receive all information about their season ticket for the coming season by email and no longer by post. Season ticket holders who do not have an email address on file will continue to be contacted by post, as in previous years.<br>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Season ticket prices<br>\n<\/h2>\n<p>As in previous years, Borussia Dortmund have worked closely with many stakeholders, including fan representatives, on the price development of season and match tickets. BVB are aware that any change will be felt, which is why the price increase was kept as low as possible.<br>\n<\/p>\n<p>Discounted categories, for example for people with disabilities, young people and children, have not been increased. The price increase for standing areas is just \u20ac2 for the 17-match season ticket.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/20/ticket-preise/DK-Preise-25-26.jpg\" data-assetref=\"DK-Preise-25-26-1747751463286\"><\/p>\n<h2>Match ticket prices<\/h2>\n<p>Reduced categories, for example for people with disabilities, young people and children, have not been increased. The prices for standing tickets and category 6 seat tickets have also not been increased. The remaining seating categories have been adjusted by \u20ac2.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/de/news/2025/05/20/ticket-preise/TK-Preise-25-26.jpg\" data-assetref=\"TK-Preise-25-26-1747810318023\"> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-b14cd9ee33","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"Information on season and match tickets for the 2025/26 season","exportedType":"text/plain"},"matchId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"matchId","title":"match id","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"data-layer":"{\"editable-b14cd9ee33\":{\"@type\":\"/apps/bvbweb/components/newssliderelements/editable\",\"linkUrl\":\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2025/5/20/Information-on-season-and-match-tickets-for-the-2025-26-season.html\"}}","author":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"author","title":"Author","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"teaserType":"relatedContent","match":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"content-fragment","name":"match","title":"Related Match","multiValue":false,"exportedType":"text/plain"},"alt":"SIGNAL-IDUNA-PARK.jpg","externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"-637071305","exportedType":"text/plain"},"displayOnHome":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"displayOnHome","title":"Display in news wall on homepage","multiValue":false,"value":true,"exportedType":"boolean"},"url":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"url","title":"Vanity URL (LEAVE EMPTY FOR AUTOMATIC VANITY URL. 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A 5-1 loss away to VfB Stuttgart. A 4\u20130 win at home Freiburg. A 4-2 defeat in Kiel. The first half of the season was a rollercoaster. Just when it looked like things were clicking into place, the next setback would arrive. It was Niko Kovac, appointed at the beginning of February, who brought consistency to a faltering team and, with it, success. A look back.<\/b><\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"A 7\u20131 win over Celtic. A 5-1 loss away to VfB Stuttgart. A 4\u20130 win at home Freiburg. A 4-2 defeat in Kiel. The first half of the season was a rollercoaster. Just when it looked like things were clicking into place, the next setback would arrive. It was Niko Kovac, appointed at the beginning of February, who brought consistency to a faltering team and, with it, success. A look back.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p>After four defeats in the first four games of 2025, Borussia Dortmund chose to part ways with the first-team head coach. \u2018\u2018We greatly appreciate Nuri Sahin and his work, had hoped for a long-term collaboration and remained hopeful until the very end that we could turn things around together,\u2019\u2019 said Lars Ricken on 22 January, the day after the 2-1 defeat away to Bologna in the UEFA Champions League, adding: \u2018\u2018Unfortunately, we have lost faith that we can still achieve our goals in the current arrangement. This decision hurts me personally, but it was unavoidable after the game in Bologna.\u2019\u2019 The separation was amicable: \u201cI wish this special club all the best,\u201d said Sahin, who shaped an era at Borussia Dortmund as a player. The necessary bit of luck was not on his side in his spell as head coach.<\/p>\n<p>U19 coach Mike Tullberg took charge of the team for for three games, immediately breathing new life into it. \u201cTen days ago, when he arrived, we were a bit dead as a team,\u201d Emre Can said after these three matches, a 2\u20132 draw against Werder Bremen, which can be considered a partial success after playing a man down for 70 minutes, a 3\u20131 win over Shakhtar Donetsk and a 2\u20131 win in Heidenheim.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/19/bl-saisonrueckblick/24-Kovac.jpg\" data-assetref=\"24-Kovac-1747658486639\"><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the sporting management were working on signing an experienced head coach, ultimately opting for Niko Kovac. \u2018\u2018In our situation, external input from an experienced coach from outside the club is extremely necessary, as I am convinced that this is the way to ensure further development,\u2019\u2019 explained Ricken. And Kovac rolled up his sleeves from day one: \u2018\u2018Only those who work will get something. You don't get much for little. I'm a believer in more is more." But his debut didn't go according to plan. The match against VfB Stuttgart, dubbed the \u2018\u2018final for fourth place,\u2019\u2019 ended in a 2-1 home defeat four days after Kovac took charge. Instead of drawing level on points with the Swabians, BVB dropped six points and six places behind them. The two sides sat in 11th and fifth place at the conclusion of Matchday 21. <\/p>\n<p>Performances in the UEFA Champions League improved \u2013 the Black and Yellows prevailed 3-0 (away) and 0-0 (at home) against Sporting Lisbon in the play-offs, going on to face Lille in the round of 16. Following a 1-1 draw at home in the first leg, BVB picked up an encouraging 2-1 win on the road to secure passage to the quarter-finals. But the new coach's start in the Bundesliga proved tough. After a 2-0 defeat in Bochum, fourth place was seven points away. Hope that the team were finally back on track sprung up after a 6-0 rout of Union Berlin (featuring four goals from Serhou Guirassy and four assists from Pascal Gross), as well as a solid 2-0 win away to FC St. Pauli. But in Kovac's first six weeks, Borussia Dortmund still looked shaky at the best of times. The performance in the 1-0 defeat at home to FC Augsburg was shockingly poor. Kovac, who had always protected his players until then, was highly critical: \u2018\u2018No chances created, no goal threat, no aggression, no intensity, no quick ball circulation. The bottom line is that we got what we gave: nothing.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/03/15/bl-fakten/90M_Leipzig.jpg\" data-assetref=\"90M_Leipzig-1747658533277\">L<\/p>\n<p>The situation in the table became even more dire in mid-March, when tenth-placed BVB travelled to sixth-placed Leipzig. Looking to draw to within a point of their rivals with an away win, the Black & Yellows instead found themselves 2-0 down after 47 minutes. They worked hard to get back into the game, firing 21 shots on target (26 in total), but failed to find the back of the net thanks to some outstanding saves by Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi. After six league games, Niko Kovac's record stood at two wins and four defeats. Fourth place was now ten points away.<\/p>\n<p>What followed was a final charge unlike anything ever seen in 62 years of Bundesliga football. For the first time in history, a team that were in the bottom half of the table after Matchday 27 managed to finish fourth. Borussia Dortmund achieved something unprecedented, but not something they were too proud of. The predominant emotion was relief.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/03/30/bl-spielbericht/87M_Mainz.jpg\" data-assetref=\"87M_Mainz-1747658635256\"><\/p>\n<p>The comeback began with a 3-1 victory against 1. FSV Mainz 05, who were in fourth place at this point. This was followed by a 4-1 win away to Sportclub Freiburg, their next direct rivals, and a 2-2 draw away to Bayern Munich. \u2018\u2018It feels strange. We'll take the one point, even though we really needed all three,\u2018\u2018 reflected Emre Can.<\/p>\n<p>Before and after Munich, there was more action in the Champions League. In the quarter-final first leg, the Black & Yellows fell to a 4-0 defeat away to Barcelona. But in the second leg, they came close to causing a sensation thanks to an outstanding performance at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. In the end, all the team had to celebrate was a 3-1 win over the eventual La Liga winners and points 17 and 18 in the UEFA \u2018\u2018five-year ranking\u2019\u2019, making them the most successful German participant in the 2024/25 season ahead of Bayern (17 points), Frankfurt (15), Leverkusen (11), Heidenheim (9), Hoffenheim and Stuttgart (seven each) and Leipzig (two). In this metric, two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/19/bl-saisonrueckblick/24-BVB-Signal-Iduna-Park.jpg\" data-assetref=\"24-BVB-Signal-Iduna-Park-1747658576439\"><\/p>\n<p>Back to the Bundesliga! The 3-2 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach was not as close as the scoreline suggests, with BVB having 14 shots on goals compared to six for their opponents. BVB also won 3-2 at TSG Hoffenheim, but only by the narrowest of margins.The Black & Yellows missed a penalty and entered the final stages with a narrow but deserved 2-1 lead, which only lasted until the start of what turned out to be 13 minutes of added time. After conceding an unnecessary equaliser to make it 2-2, Borussia threw everything forward and were rewarded with a spectacular winner from Waldemar Anton in the fifth minute of added time. Borussia Dortmund were back in sixth place for the first time since Christmas, which would at least see them qualify for the UEFA Conference League.<\/p>\n<p>A 4-0 win over Wolfsburg! Another statement win. For 24 hours, the Black & Yellows even moved up to fourth place. At the conclusion of Matchday 32, Freiburg had moved back to fourth place, albeit just one point away, with third-placed Frankfurt five points ahead. In the last away game of the season, the Black & Yellows travelled to last year's double winners Bayer Leverkusen. The game got off to a bad start; Gregor Kobel\u2019s heroics were required to prevent BVB from trailing by more than 1-0 after half an hour. But then Julian Brandt popped up to equalise from Dortmund's first real chance of the game. Julian Ryerson then turned the game on its head with a goal to make it 2-1 in the 43rd minute. After the break, BVB controlled proceeding; goals from Adeyemi (73) and Guirassy (77) left the Werkself with no chance. The final score was 4-2. And as Frankfurt could only manage a 1-1 draw against St. Pauli two hours later, Borussia even had their Champions League qualification in their own hands going into the final matchday.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/12/bl-nachbericht/32M-BVB-Jubel.jpg\" data-assetref=\"32M-BVB-Jubel-1747658705960\"><\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2018The coach gave us a kick up the arse,\u2019\u2019 was how Karim Adeyemi succinctly put it after the victory in Leverkusen: \u2018\u2018He told us that we have to run, no matter who we're playing against. And that with our quality and our style of play, we'll make it very difficult for the other team.\u2019\u2019 Gregor Kobel mentions another aspect: consistency. \u2018\u2018He doesn't let much slide, which is a good thing.\u2019\u2019 The decisive parameters on the road to the Champions League were efficiency and intensity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Under Niko Kovac, the number of shots on goal rose from 12.9 to 16.1 per game.<\/li>\n<li>The number of goals per game scored increased from 1.8 to 2.5. The number of goals conceded fell from 1.7 to 1.2 per game.<\/li>\n<li>The distance covered per game increased from 114.8 to 118.2 kilometres. In eight of the 14 games under Kovac, BVB were the team with the higher distance covered, including seven of the last eight games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2018\u2018What Niko has achieved here is one of the greatest coaching achievements in the history of BVB,\u2019\u2019 said Lars Ricken after the final 3-0 home win against Holstein Kiel. \u2018\u2018I did my job here,\u2019\u2019 said Kovac, emphasising: \u2018\u2018I want to make it clear that you can't achieve anything in football on your own. I don't just mean my players, but also my staff and our fans. I feel proud of what the lads have achieved.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/19/bl-saisonrueckblick/24-Jubel-BVB.jpg\" data-assetref=\"24-Jubel-BVB-1747658782415\"><\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2018Niko didn't always talk about game plans. He was pragmatic. It was all about running, tackling and attacking. That's what brought success,\u2019\u2019 says BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke. And captain Emre Can points to \u2018\u2018little things\u2019\u2019 that Kovac paid attention to: \u2018\u2018That's the old school. That helped us a lot.\u2019'<\/p>\n<p>With Niko Kovac at the helm, the only Bundesliga club apart from Bayern Munich to have qualified for the UEFA Champions League every year for the past ten years are back on track. A perfectly executed landing.<br>\n<i>Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>After four defeats in the first four games of 2025, Borussia Dortmund chose to part ways with the first-team head coach. \u2018\u2018We greatly appreciate Nuri Sahin and his work, had hoped for a long-term collaboration and remained hopeful until the very end that we could turn things around together,\u2019\u2019 said Lars Ricken on 22 January, the day after the 2-1 defeat away to Bologna in the UEFA Champions League, adding: \u2018\u2018Unfortunately, we have lost faith that we can still achieve our goals in the current arrangement. This decision hurts me personally, but it was unavoidable after the game in Bologna.\u2019\u2019 The separation was amicable: \u201cI wish this special club all the best,\u201d said Sahin, who shaped an era at Borussia Dortmund as a player. The necessary bit of luck was not on his side in his spell as head coach.<\/p>\n<p>U19 coach Mike Tullberg took charge of the team for for three games, immediately breathing new life into it. \u201cTen days ago, when he arrived, we were a bit dead as a team,\u201d Emre Can said after these three matches, a 2\u20132 draw against Werder Bremen, which can be considered a partial success after playing a man down for 70 minutes, a 3\u20131 win over Shakhtar Donetsk and a 2\u20131 win in Heidenheim.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/19/bl-saisonrueckblick/24-Kovac.jpg\" data-assetref=\"24-Kovac-1747658486639\"><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the sporting management were working on signing an experienced head coach, ultimately opting for Niko Kovac. \u2018\u2018In our situation, external input from an experienced coach from outside the club is extremely necessary, as I am convinced that this is the way to ensure further development,\u2019\u2019 explained Ricken. And Kovac rolled up his sleeves from day one: \u2018\u2018Only those who work will get something. You don't get much for little. I'm a believer in more is more." But his debut didn't go according to plan. The match against VfB Stuttgart, dubbed the \u2018\u2018final for fourth place,\u2019\u2019 ended in a 2-1 home defeat four days after Kovac took charge. Instead of drawing level on points with the Swabians, BVB dropped six points and six places behind them. The two sides sat in 11th and fifth place at the conclusion of Matchday 21. <\/p>\n<p>Performances in the UEFA Champions League improved \u2013 the Black and Yellows prevailed 3-0 (away) and 0-0 (at home) against Sporting Lisbon in the play-offs, going on to face Lille in the round of 16. Following a 1-1 draw at home in the first leg, BVB picked up an encouraging 2-1 win on the road to secure passage to the quarter-finals. But the new coach's start in the Bundesliga proved tough. After a 2-0 defeat in Bochum, fourth place was seven points away. Hope that the team were finally back on track sprung up after a 6-0 rout of Union Berlin (featuring four goals from Serhou Guirassy and four assists from Pascal Gross), as well as a solid 2-0 win away to FC St. Pauli. But in Kovac's first six weeks, Borussia Dortmund still looked shaky at the best of times. The performance in the 1-0 defeat at home to FC Augsburg was shockingly poor. Kovac, who had always protected his players until then, was highly critical: \u2018\u2018No chances created, no goal threat, no aggression, no intensity, no quick ball circulation. The bottom line is that we got what we gave: nothing.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/03/15/bl-fakten/90M_Leipzig.jpg\" data-assetref=\"90M_Leipzig-1747658533277\">L<\/p>\n<p>The situation in the table became even more dire in mid-March, when tenth-placed BVB travelled to sixth-placed Leipzig. Looking to draw to within a point of their rivals with an away win, the Black & Yellows instead found themselves 2-0 down after 47 minutes. They worked hard to get back into the game, firing 21 shots on target (26 in total), but failed to find the back of the net thanks to some outstanding saves by Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi. After six league games, Niko Kovac's record stood at two wins and four defeats. Fourth place was now ten points away.<\/p>\n<p>What followed was a final charge unlike anything ever seen in 62 years of Bundesliga football. For the first time in history, a team that were in the bottom half of the table after Matchday 27 managed to finish fourth. Borussia Dortmund achieved something unprecedented, but not something they were too proud of. The predominant emotion was relief.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/profis/2025/03/30/bl-spielbericht/87M_Mainz.jpg\" data-assetref=\"87M_Mainz-1747658635256\"><\/p>\n<p>The comeback began with a 3-1 victory against 1. FSV Mainz 05, who were in fourth place at this point. This was followed by a 4-1 win away to Sportclub Freiburg, their next direct rivals, and a 2-2 draw away to Bayern Munich. \u2018\u2018It feels strange. We'll take the one point, even though we really needed all three,\u2018\u2018 reflected Emre Can.<\/p>\n<p>Before and after Munich, there was more action in the Champions League. In the quarter-final first leg, the Black & Yellows fell to a 4-0 defeat away to Barcelona. But in the second leg, they came close to causing a sensation thanks to an outstanding performance at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. In the end, all the team had to celebrate was a 3-1 win over the eventual La Liga winners and points 17 and 18 in the UEFA \u2018\u2018five-year ranking\u2019\u2019, making them the most successful German participant in the 2024/25 season ahead of Bayern (17 points), Frankfurt (15), Leverkusen (11), Heidenheim (9), Hoffenheim and Stuttgart (seven each) and Leipzig (two). In this metric, two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/19/bl-saisonrueckblick/24-BVB-Signal-Iduna-Park.jpg\" data-assetref=\"24-BVB-Signal-Iduna-Park-1747658576439\"><\/p>\n<p>Back to the Bundesliga! The 3-2 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach was not as close as the scoreline suggests, with BVB having 14 shots on goals compared to six for their opponents. BVB also won 3-2 at TSG Hoffenheim, but only by the narrowest of margins.The Black & Yellows missed a penalty and entered the final stages with a narrow but deserved 2-1 lead, which only lasted until the start of what turned out to be 13 minutes of added time. After conceding an unnecessary equaliser to make it 2-2, Borussia threw everything forward and were rewarded with a spectacular winner from Waldemar Anton in the fifth minute of added time. Borussia Dortmund were back in sixth place for the first time since Christmas, which would at least see them qualify for the UEFA Conference League.<\/p>\n<p>A 4-0 win over Wolfsburg! Another statement win. For 24 hours, the Black & Yellows even moved up to fourth place. At the conclusion of Matchday 32, Freiburg had moved back to fourth place, albeit just one point away, with third-placed Frankfurt five points ahead. In the last away game of the season, the Black & Yellows travelled to last year's double winners Bayer Leverkusen. The game got off to a bad start; Gregor Kobel\u2019s heroics were required to prevent BVB from trailing by more than 1-0 after half an hour. But then Julian Brandt popped up to equalise from Dortmund's first real chance of the game. Julian Ryerson then turned the game on its head with a goal to make it 2-1 in the 43rd minute. After the break, BVB controlled proceeding; goals from Adeyemi (73) and Guirassy (77) left the Werkself with no chance. The final score was 4-2. And as Frankfurt could only manage a 1-1 draw against St. Pauli two hours later, Borussia even had their Champions League qualification in their own hands going into the final matchday.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/12/bl-nachbericht/32M-BVB-Jubel.jpg\" data-assetref=\"32M-BVB-Jubel-1747658705960\"><\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2018The coach gave us a kick up the arse,\u2019\u2019 was how Karim Adeyemi succinctly put it after the victory in Leverkusen: \u2018\u2018He told us that we have to run, no matter who we're playing against. And that with our quality and our style of play, we'll make it very difficult for the other team.\u2019\u2019 Gregor Kobel mentions another aspect: consistency. \u2018\u2018He doesn't let much slide, which is a good thing.\u2019\u2019 The decisive parameters on the road to the Champions League were efficiency and intensity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Under Niko Kovac, the number of shots on goal rose from 12.9 to 16.1 per game.<\/li>\n<li>The number of goals per game scored increased from 1.8 to 2.5. The number of goals conceded fell from 1.7 to 1.2 per game.<\/li>\n<li>The distance covered per game increased from 114.8 to 118.2 kilometres. In eight of the 14 games under Kovac, BVB were the team with the higher distance covered, including seven of the last eight games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2018\u2018What Niko has achieved here is one of the greatest coaching achievements in the history of BVB,\u2019\u2019 said Lars Ricken after the final 3-0 home win against Holstein Kiel. \u2018\u2018I did my job here,\u2019\u2019 said Kovac, emphasising: \u2018\u2018I want to make it clear that you can't achieve anything in football on your own. I don't just mean my players, but also my staff and our fans. I feel proud of what the lads have achieved.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/19/bl-saisonrueckblick/24-Jubel-BVB.jpg\" data-assetref=\"24-Jubel-BVB-1747658782415\"><\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2018Niko didn't always talk about game plans. He was pragmatic. It was all about running, tackling and attacking. That's what brought success,\u2019\u2019 says BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke. And captain Emre Can points to \u2018\u2018little things\u2019\u2019 that Kovac paid attention to: \u2018\u2018That's the old school. That helped us a lot.\u2019'<\/p>\n<p>With Niko Kovac at the helm, the only Bundesliga club apart from Bayern Munich to have qualified for the UEFA Champions League every year for the past ten years are back on track. 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From there, the squad will travel to each of the group matches: the first will be played at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford (New Jersey), the other two at the TQL Stadium in Cincinnati (Ohio).<\/p>\n<p>Both the timing of the return journey and the start of preparations for the 2025/26 season depend on the team's performance in the tournament. A training camp has already been scheduled in Saalfelden, Austria, which the team will attend from 4 to 9 August. Back in Dortmund, BVB will celebrate the traditional season opener at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK on 10 August. The opponent for the friendly match, which will take place as part of the event, will be announced at a later date. Information on advance ticket sales will also follow.<\/p>\n<p>The first competitive match of the new season will take place in mid-August. The first round of the DFB-Pokal will be played on the weekend of 15 to 18 August 2025. 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"BVB are back!" chanted the crowd. One of the greatest comebacks in the history of the Bundesliga took Borussia Dortmund to fourth place in the table on the final matchday of the 2024/25 season and into the UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"It was the battle cry of the eighties that echoed through SIGNAL IDUNA PARK late on Saturday afternoon. \"BVB are back!\" chanted the crowd. 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The fans repeatedly belted out the popular chant \u201cEuropapokal - Borussia Dortmund international!\u201d interspersed with shouts of \u201cNiko Kovac.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The thanks of the spectators and the management team - from Hans-Joachim Watzke to Ricken and sporting director Sebastian Kehl - went to the man who took charge of Borussia Dortmund at the beginning of February, when the team\u2019s prospects of a tenth Champions League appearance in a row and 20th in total seemed hopeless. In the \u201cKovac table\u201d, starting on Matchday 21, Borussia Dortmund are second with 28 points, just three behind Bayern Munich (31). This upturn in fortunes was enough to see the Black & Yellows jump from 11th to fourth place. The team picked up 22 out of a possible 24 points from the final eight games. Only Bayern Munich (unbeaten on the first 13 matchdays) and Bayer Leverkusen (undefeated from matchdays 2 to 24) managed longer streaks this season.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/18/bl-nachbericht/25-Kovac.jpg\" data-assetref=\"25-Kovac-1747594908517\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe season was one of big ups and downs,\u201d said Niklas Süle. He emphasised \u201chow we've marched on in recent weeks, how we've stood together,\u201d and thanked the fans who have supported the team throughout the season: \u201cIt's a bit of a competitive advantage that we have here at home. And it's all the nicer to celebrate with them here.\u201d Relief, joy, euphoria - Felix Nmecha felt \u201ca bit of everything\u201d. For him, too, the \u201cjoy that we've made it and that we'll be playing in the Champions League next season,\u201d was the prevailing emotion.<\/p>\n<p>There was an exuberant atmosphere in the stands and on the pitch after a tough first half against Holstein Kiel. The early lead (third minute, Guirassy penalty) and the early numerical advantage (eighth minute, Johansson sent off) initially did not play into Borussia\u2019s hands, \u201cbecause we were overcomplicating things,\u201d said Julian Brandt: \u201cWhen we have a lot of time, we think too much, make the wrong decisions and play ponderously and slowly.\u201d Niklas Süle took a similar view: \u201cI think we would have played better football if it had been 11 versus 11.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/18/bl-nachbericht/25-Suele.jpg\" data-assetref=\"25-Suele-1747594933677\"><\/p>\n<p>It didn't matter in the end. Marcel Sabitzer's long-range strike shortly after the start of the second half unpicked the lock, and after Felix Nmecha's goal to make it 3-0 (73), the game and the outcome of the season were decided. As Frankfurt came from behind in Freiburg, goal difference was no longer important. Either way, the Black & Yellows had reached the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>Ricken praised Kovac's three-month tenure as \u201cone of the greatest coaching achievements in BVB's history.\u201d Kovac himself was asked about \u201cthe greatest coaching achievement,\u201d this time without the important qualifier \u201cone of\u201d, and was keen to stress the successes of \u201cother great coaches here,\u201d like Jürgen Klopp and Ottmar Hitzfeld.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/18/bl-nachbericht/25-Sued.jpg\" data-assetref=\"25-Sued-1747594952209\"><\/p>\n<p>The latter actually led the Black & Yellows from 13th place after Matchday 24 to fourth place at the end of the 1993/94 season. Incidentally, Lars Ricken was in the squad as a player 31 years ago.<br>\n<i>Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>\u201cIf it's not euphoria you're hearing right now, then what is it?\u201d asked managing director Lars Ricken to his interlocutor, Sky reporter Patrick Wasserziehr, who had started his segment with the words: \u201cNow the atmosphere here is slowly but surely starting to feel as if Borussia Dortmund had really won something\u201d. The fans repeatedly belted out the popular chant \u201cEuropapokal - Borussia Dortmund international!\u201d interspersed with shouts of \u201cNiko Kovac.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The thanks of the spectators and the management team - from Hans-Joachim Watzke to Ricken and sporting director Sebastian Kehl - went to the man who took charge of Borussia Dortmund at the beginning of February, when the team\u2019s prospects of a tenth Champions League appearance in a row and 20th in total seemed hopeless. In the \u201cKovac table\u201d, starting on Matchday 21, Borussia Dortmund are second with 28 points, just three behind Bayern Munich (31). This upturn in fortunes was enough to see the Black & Yellows jump from 11th to fourth place. The team picked up 22 out of a possible 24 points from the final eight games. Only Bayern Munich (unbeaten on the first 13 matchdays) and Bayer Leverkusen (undefeated from matchdays 2 to 24) managed longer streaks this season.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/18/bl-nachbericht/25-Kovac.jpg\" data-assetref=\"25-Kovac-1747594908517\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe season was one of big ups and downs,\u201d said Niklas Süle. He emphasised \u201chow we've marched on in recent weeks, how we've stood together,\u201d and thanked the fans who have supported the team throughout the season: \u201cIt's a bit of a competitive advantage that we have here at home. And it's all the nicer to celebrate with them here.\u201d Relief, joy, euphoria - Felix Nmecha felt \u201ca bit of everything\u201d. For him, too, the \u201cjoy that we've made it and that we'll be playing in the Champions League next season,\u201d was the prevailing emotion.<\/p>\n<p>There was an exuberant atmosphere in the stands and on the pitch after a tough first half against Holstein Kiel. The early lead (third minute, Guirassy penalty) and the early numerical advantage (eighth minute, Johansson sent off) initially did not play into Borussia\u2019s hands, \u201cbecause we were overcomplicating things,\u201d said Julian Brandt: \u201cWhen we have a lot of time, we think too much, make the wrong decisions and play ponderously and slowly.\u201d Niklas Süle took a similar view: \u201cI think we would have played better football if it had been 11 versus 11.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/18/bl-nachbericht/25-Suele.jpg\" data-assetref=\"25-Suele-1747594933677\"><\/p>\n<p>It didn't matter in the end. Marcel Sabitzer's long-range strike shortly after the start of the second half unpicked the lock, and after Felix Nmecha's goal to make it 3-0 (73), the game and the outcome of the season were decided. As Frankfurt came from behind in Freiburg, goal difference was no longer important. Either way, the Black & Yellows had reached the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>Ricken praised Kovac's three-month tenure as \u201cone of the greatest coaching achievements in BVB's history.\u201d Kovac himself was asked about \u201cthe greatest coaching achievement,\u201d this time without the important qualifier \u201cone of\u201d, and was keen to stress the successes of \u201cother great coaches here,\u201d like Jürgen Klopp and Ottmar Hitzfeld.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2025/05/18/bl-nachbericht/25-Sued.jpg\" data-assetref=\"25-Sued-1747594952209\"><\/p>\n<p>The latter actually led the Black & Yellows from 13th place after Matchday 24 to fourth place at the end of the 1993/94 season. 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In a wild and emotional match that was combatively contested by both teams, the Borussia ladies succumbed to a 32-26 (16-11) defeat to HSG Blomberg-Lippe in front of 1,370 spectators at Halle Wellinghofen and will now take part in the third-place play-off next Saturday. Their opponents will be determined in the match between HB Ludwigsburg and Thüringer HC on Sunday afternoon.<br>\n<\/p>\n","title":"Teaser Text","multiValue":false,"value":"In the end, it was not enough to achieve the dream of reaching the final of the German Championship play-offs. In a wild and emotional match that was combatively contested by both teams, the Borussia ladies succumbed to a 32-26 (16-11) defeat to HSG Blomberg-Lippe in front of 1,370 spectators at Halle Wellinghofen and will now take part in the third-place play-off next Saturday. Their opponents will be determined in the match between HB Ludwigsburg and Thüringer HC on Sunday afternoon.","exportedType":"text/html"},"scheduledPush":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"scheduledPush","title":"Scheduled Push Notification?","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"disableAdsOnNewsPage":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"disableAdsOnNewsPage","title":"Disable Ads on News Page","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"text":{"multiLine":true,"dataType":"string","name":"text","html":"<p>It looked for a long time as though BVB would suffer a clear defeat. They were five goals behind at the break and seven goals behind on the 40-minute mark (22-15). But the exhilarating final phase belonged to BVB, who narrowed the deficit to three goals when they made it 24-21 in the 50th minute. The fans celebrated, Halle Wellinghofen shook. But that was as good as it got. The final consistency was missing. BVB never gave up and fought until the last second but could not compensate for the numerous absences in the way they had hoped. The personnel loss was too great, the alternative options too few.<\/p>\n<p><b>The scenario:<\/b> BVB won the first semi-final in Dortmund by a 37-30 scoreline a week ago, before losing the return fixture in Blomberg 27-25 this Wednesday. A third match was therefore necessary to determine which of the two teams would go through to the final. Not only the two semi-finals but also their two league matches in the regular season had been even encounters. BVB narrowly won the first meeting in Dortmund 22-21 in September, then suffered a relatively clear 29-25 loss in Blomberg.<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters: <\/b>As has already been in the case in recent weeks, head coach Henk Groener was without a whole host of key performers. Lena Hausherr has been sidelined with a torn cruciate ligament for months. Goalkeeper Sarah Wachter has been suffering from a muscular tear, while pivot Emma Olsson has a knee injury. Captain Alicia Langer broke her finger in Metzingen. Maraike Kusian was absent due to tonsilitis. And shortly before the match got under way, goalkeeper Tess Lieder withdrew from contention. She had been substituted with an injury in the 49th minute in Blomberg on Wednesday after taking a hit to the face, and was replaced by goalkeeping coach Clara Woltering. Only the previously injured Lena Degenhardt returned.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/de/news/2025/05/17/spielbericht-handball/Campos-Blomberg.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Campos-Blomberg-1747581843779\"><\/p>\n<p><b>The match & analysis: <\/b>BVB were fully alert from the beginning and made intelligent use of space via Kelly Vollebregt out wide, but quickly fell behind nonetheless. Blomberg found themselves 5-3 up after seven minutes. By the 10-minute mark, the score stood at 5-5 following a spectacular Lois Abbingh goal from the back of the court.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams did not give each other an inch from the start and contested an intense match on equal footing. The fact that BVB could not manage to take the lead was in part down to the strong HSG goalie Melanie Veith and HSG's aggressive defending, which increasingly caused BVB problems. Neither team had managed to pull away decisively by the 15th minute. But the picture changed after almost 20 minutes, with Spaniard Pena upping the score to 11-7 via a seven-metre throw.<\/p>\n<p>Blomberg pulled away in a very short space of time, while BVB could not pick out any gaps in Blomberg's defence after the first time-out and completely lost their way. This was compounded by several passing errors that Blomberg exploited perfectly via Alexia Hauf. After Nieke Kühne's second goal, it was already 14-8 to Blomberg in the 25th minute. The deficit stood at five goals at the break, with the score 16-11.<\/p>\n<p>BVB were caught napping at the start of the second half, quickly conceded two goals and were 18-11 behind early on (33). When Kelly Vollebregt had to leave the court for two minutes and BVB were without a keeper, Alexia Hauf increased the deficit to 19-12. The Black & Yellows initially could not narrow the gap, even though Deborah Lassource and Carmen Campos defended offensively and disrupted Nieke Kühne's space. Kelly Vollebregt then made it 23-18 in the 45th minute.<\/p>\n<p>There was a glimmer of hope when Deborah Lassource scored to make it 24-20 in the 48th minute. When Lisa Antl made it 24-21 shortly afterwards, BVB were back within striking distance. But Blomberg recovered from their slump. The game was over by the time Nieke Kühne made it 30-24 at the latest (58). BVB had run out of steam and lost the belief they could win. By the time Lisa Antl scored to make it 32-26, the dream of reaching the final was finally over. <\/p>\n<p><b>Reactions: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Lisa Antl:<\/b> \u201cWe did not put into practice what we set out to do. Like in Blomberg on Wednesday. We have an extremely small squad, Blomberg capitalised on that and performed superbly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Henk Groener:<\/b> \u201c32 goals is far too many to concede. We did not embrace the challenges in defence, HSG were better in that regard. When we were then within three goals in the 50th minute, we made two or three simple mistakes. After that, the belief was gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Andreas Kuno:<\/b> \u201cWe lost the match in the first half. We allowed Kühne, Quist and Hauf to get into their flow. In the end, we were then simply lacking consistency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Outlook:<\/b> The third-place play-off will take place on Saturday 24 May. The opponents will not be determined until HB Ludwigsburg and Thüringer HC go head-to-head at 16:00 CEST on Sunday. In the event Ludwigsburg lose the third semi-final, then the match would be played in Ludwigsburg. In the event Thüringer HC lose and go up against BVB in the battle for third place, BVB would have home advantage.<\/p>\n<p><b>Women's handballers:<\/b> Woltering, Muth; Abbingh (2), Campos (5), Antl (3), Degenhardt (1), van Maurik, Lassource (4/1), Sasaki (1), Husebo (2), Vollebregt (7), Egeling, Heimann, Bleckmann (1)<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>It looked for a long time as though BVB would suffer a clear defeat. They were five goals behind at the break and seven goals behind on the 40-minute mark (22-15). But the exhilarating final phase belonged to BVB, who narrowed the deficit to three goals when they made it 24-21 in the 50th minute. The fans celebrated, Halle Wellinghofen shook. But that was as good as it got. The final consistency was missing. BVB never gave up and fought until the last second but could not compensate for the numerous absences in the way they had hoped. The personnel loss was too great, the alternative options too few.<\/p>\n<p><b>The scenario:<\/b> BVB won the first semi-final in Dortmund by a 37-30 scoreline a week ago, before losing the return fixture in Blomberg 27-25 this Wednesday. A third match was therefore necessary to determine which of the two teams would go through to the final. Not only the two semi-finals but also their two league matches in the regular season had been even encounters. BVB narrowly won the first meeting in Dortmund 22-21 in September, then suffered a relatively clear 29-25 loss in Blomberg.<\/p>\n<p><b>Personnel matters: <\/b>As has already been in the case in recent weeks, head coach Henk Groener was without a whole host of key performers. Lena Hausherr has been sidelined with a torn cruciate ligament for months. Goalkeeper Sarah Wachter has been suffering from a muscular tear, while pivot Emma Olsson has a knee injury. Captain Alicia Langer broke her finger in Metzingen. Maraike Kusian was absent due to tonsilitis. And shortly before the match got under way, goalkeeper Tess Lieder withdrew from contention. She had been substituted with an injury in the 49th minute in Blomberg on Wednesday after taking a hit to the face, and was replaced by goalkeeping coach Clara Woltering. Only the previously injured Lena Degenhardt returned.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/de/news/2025/05/17/spielbericht-handball/Campos-Blomberg.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Campos-Blomberg-1747581843779\"><\/p>\n<p><b>The match & analysis: <\/b>BVB were fully alert from the beginning and made intelligent use of space via Kelly Vollebregt out wide, but quickly fell behind nonetheless. Blomberg found themselves 5-3 up after seven minutes. By the 10-minute mark, the score stood at 5-5 following a spectacular Lois Abbingh goal from the back of the court.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams did not give each other an inch from the start and contested an intense match on equal footing. The fact that BVB could not manage to take the lead was in part down to the strong HSG goalie Melanie Veith and HSG's aggressive defending, which increasingly caused BVB problems. Neither team had managed to pull away decisively by the 15th minute. But the picture changed after almost 20 minutes, with Spaniard Pena upping the score to 11-7 via a seven-metre throw.<\/p>\n<p>Blomberg pulled away in a very short space of time, while BVB could not pick out any gaps in Blomberg's defence after the first time-out and completely lost their way. This was compounded by several passing errors that Blomberg exploited perfectly via Alexia Hauf. After Nieke Kühne's second goal, it was already 14-8 to Blomberg in the 25th minute. The deficit stood at five goals at the break, with the score 16-11.<\/p>\n<p>BVB were caught napping at the start of the second half, quickly conceded two goals and were 18-11 behind early on (33). When Kelly Vollebregt had to leave the court for two minutes and BVB were without a keeper, Alexia Hauf increased the deficit to 19-12. The Black & Yellows initially could not narrow the gap, even though Deborah Lassource and Carmen Campos defended offensively and disrupted Nieke Kühne's space. Kelly Vollebregt then made it 23-18 in the 45th minute.<\/p>\n<p>There was a glimmer of hope when Deborah Lassource scored to make it 24-20 in the 48th minute. When Lisa Antl made it 24-21 shortly afterwards, BVB were back within striking distance. But Blomberg recovered from their slump. The game was over by the time Nieke Kühne made it 30-24 at the latest (58). BVB had run out of steam and lost the belief they could win. 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