Borussia Dortmund extend contract with Nmecha until 2030

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So far, he has made 108 appearances for the Black &amp; Yellows, scoring 13 goals and providing eight assists. The midfielder has also earned six caps for the German national team.<\/p>\n<p>Borussia Dortmund\u2019s managing director, Lars Ricken, explains: \u201cWe are delighted to continue our journey together with Felix. He identifies completely with Borussia Dortmund and is a key component of our strategic planning for the squad. His contract extension signals continuity and underlines our conviction that we will be successful together in the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BVB\u2019s sporting director Sebastian Kehl emphasises: \u201cAfter a spell of bad luck with injuries at the beginning of his time here in Dortmund, Felix has become a very important part of our team. His ability to cover ground and overcome opponents makes him extremely valuable to us at the centre of the pitch. He always finds creative solutions, even when under pressure. He brings incredible quality to the pitch \u2013 both for us and for the German national team. We are convinced that his development curve will continue to rise in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Felix Nmecha says: \u201cI have had many great experiences with this club and its fans over the past few years and am very grateful for the club's trust. I want to repay that trust by giving my best for Borussia Dortmund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><br>\n<img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/03/11/nmecha/2603_Nmecha_Wand.jpg\" data-assetref=\"2603_Nmecha_Wand-1773242472003\"><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/03/11/nmecha/2603_Nmecha_KehlRicken.jpg\" data-assetref=\"2603_Nmecha_KehlRicken-1773242484519\"><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p>Nmecha moved to Borussia Dortmund from VfL Wolfsburg in 2023. So far, he has made 108 appearances for the Black &amp; Yellows, scoring 13 goals and providing eight assists. The midfielder has also earned six caps for the German national team.<\/p>\n<p>Borussia Dortmund\u2019s managing director, Lars Ricken, explains: \u201cWe are delighted to continue our journey together with Felix. He identifies completely with Borussia Dortmund and is a key component of our strategic planning for the squad. His contract extension signals continuity and underlines our conviction that we will be successful together in the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BVB\u2019s sporting director Sebastian Kehl emphasises: \u201cAfter a spell of bad luck with injuries at the beginning of his time here in Dortmund, Felix has become a very important part of our team. His ability to cover ground and overcome opponents makes him extremely valuable to us at the centre of the pitch. He always finds creative solutions, even when under pressure. He brings incredible quality to the pitch \u2013 both for us and for the German national team. 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If your performance in training is good, you can be picked for the weekend, no matter how young or old you are. I'm happy with the lads' performance, including the young players. It's a competitive environment and, as I said, it's about getting the points we need because nothing has been decided yet. If there were only two games left and we had a big lead, we could talk about other things, but we're not going to do anything that doesn't make sense right now. We always do everything very carefully and on the basis of ideas we have, and we will continue to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2026on Julian Brandt's departure:<br>\n <\/b>\u201cJule and I have a very good relationship. Jule is still here, he has nine games left to play, and if he plays like he did against Köln, where he got an assist, he'll play those nine games here at Dortmund. 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These are things we need to repeat because, over time, something gets lost with so many games. We need to refresh that, not only by studying videos but also out on the training pitch. We'll intensify the automatic responses that we undoubtedly have over the next few weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/03/10/medienrunde-kovac/Kovac-Training.jpg\" data-assetref=\"Kovac-Training-1773149250080\"><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2026competition for places:<br>\n <\/b>\u201cIt always depends on what I see in training. If your performance in training is good, you can be picked for the weekend, no matter how young or old you are. I'm happy with the lads' performance, including the young players. It's a competitive environment and, as I said, it's about getting the points we need because nothing has been decided yet. If there were only two games left and we had a big lead, we could talk about other things, but we're not going to do anything that doesn't make sense right now. 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Our relationship was good, is good and will always remain good.\u201d<br>\n<i>Recorded by Christina Reinke<\/i><\/p>\n","exportedType":"text/html"},"id":"editable-b14cd9ee33","prio":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"boolean","name":"prio","title":"Prio (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":false,"exportedType":"boolean"},"headline":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"headline","title":"Headline","multiValue":false,"value":"\"We need to remain fully focused\" \u2013 Niko Kovac on the home straight","exportedType":"text/plain"},"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"},"externalId":{"multiLine":false,"dataType":"string","name":"externalId","title":"External ID (Clubplatform)","multiValue":false,"value":"-167952170","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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When Beier has scored for Borussia, they have never lost (12 wins, three draws).<\/p>\n<p><b>Experienced:<\/b> The BVB starting 11 had an average age of 28.0 \u2013 the oldest in any competitive match in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><b>Leader: <\/b>Nico Schlotterbeck took over the captain's armband from the injured Emre Can. With him as captain, there have now been four consecutive wins in the Bundesliga, previously 3-0 against Bremen, 3-2 against Heidenheim and 2-1 in Wolfsburg.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rotation: <\/b>After five changes to the starting line-up for the match against Bayern, there were four for the game in Cologne.<\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p><b>Favourite opponent:<\/b> The Black &amp; Yellows have won their last five Bundesliga matches against 1. FC Köln. 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Niko (Kovac, ed.) likes to say: <i>If you can\u2019t win, you shouldn\u2019t lose<\/i>. And so the same applies here: if you can\u2019t be first, you should at least be second. There were 6,000 Dortmund fans in the stadium today, so you have to keep giving your all. Köln had three corners after just five minutes, then we got a corner and ended up in the lead without quite knowing how. It wasn\u2019t a good phase. And with an extra man, you really have to see it through to the finish line. We\u2019re obviously very happy about the three points, but we\u2019re not entirely satisfied. We still have five home games left, and our fans will spur us on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Sebastian Kehl<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cWe almost let the game slip away. That can\u2019t be our standard. We expect every Borussia Dortmund player to give their all every weekend. Now we only have matches on Saturdays. It\u2019s all about getting your head in the right place for these tasks. Unfortunately, we didn\u2019t manage to do that for 90 minutes today and were almost punished for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/03/07/bl-reaktionen/34-Kehl.jpg\" data-assetref=\"34-Kehl-1772917555557\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Niko Kovac <\/b>(on Sky): \u201cWe won a game tonight in which we didn\u2019t play well \u2013 as a coach you are allowed to be annoyed about that. We lost against Bayern last week, but I still liked the way we played. Today we won, but I didn\u2019t like the way we played at all. We weren\u2019t sharp enough. If everyone runs one metre less, then you\u2019re missing tackles somewhere, you\u2019re missing challenges, and ultimately you\u2019re missing what you need to stay in the game. If it had happened to us, I would have been just as upset as Lukas (Kwasniok on the penalty scene, ed.). Yan Couto doesn\u2019t see the ball, but his hand is still on it. And according to the rules, we couldn\u2019t have complained if there had been a penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Felix Nmecha<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cThere are definitely issues we need to discuss, but it\u2019s generally difficult to find a new focus now that Bayern are out of the picture. We have to stay positive. It was an important win for us. But I want us to kill off games like this more quickly in future. We mustn\u2019t just focus on the negative aspects now. We\u2019ve lost two games in the Bundesliga so far. It\u2019s not as if we\u2019re doing badly in the league\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/03/07/bl-reaktionen/34-Nmecha.jpg\" data-assetref=\"34-Nmecha-1772917585937\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Maximilian Beier<\/b> (on Sky): &quot;I would have liked to see a bit more confidence, but a win is a win. We now have nine games left, we want to win all nine \u2013 and then we'll see where we end up. It still hurts a bit, a bit of red, a bit of blue, but I don't blame him (referring to the scene with Köln's Jahmai Simpson-Pusey that led to the red card, ed.). He was trying to win the ball. So it's all good.&quot;<br>\n<i>Transcribed by Boris Rupert<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/03/07/bl-reaktionen/34-Beier.jpg\" data-assetref=\"34-Beier-1772917597207\"><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"<p><b>Lars Ricken<\/b> (on Sky): \u201cIf we had lost today, the other teams would have been back in contention. We are second and want to stay there. Niko (Kovac, ed.) likes to say: <i>If you can\u2019t win, you shouldn\u2019t lose<\/i>. And so the same applies here: if you can\u2019t be first, you should at least be second. There were 6,000 Dortmund fans in the stadium today, so you have to keep giving your all. Köln had three corners after just five minutes, then we got a corner and ended up in the lead without quite knowing how. It wasn\u2019t a good phase. And with an extra man, you really have to see it through to the finish line. We\u2019re obviously very happy about the three points, but we\u2019re not entirely satisfied. We still have five home games left, and our fans will spur us on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Sebastian Kehl<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cWe almost let the game slip away. That can\u2019t be our standard. We expect every Borussia Dortmund player to give their all every weekend. Now we only have matches on Saturdays. It\u2019s all about getting your head in the right place for these tasks. Unfortunately, we didn\u2019t manage to do that for 90 minutes today and were almost punished for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/03/07/bl-reaktionen/34-Kehl.jpg\" data-assetref=\"34-Kehl-1772917555557\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Niko Kovac <\/b>(on Sky): \u201cWe won a game tonight in which we didn\u2019t play well \u2013 as a coach you are allowed to be annoyed about that. We lost against Bayern last week, but I still liked the way we played. Today we won, but I didn\u2019t like the way we played at all. We weren\u2019t sharp enough. If everyone runs one metre less, then you\u2019re missing tackles somewhere, you\u2019re missing challenges, and ultimately you\u2019re missing what you need to stay in the game. If it had happened to us, I would have been just as upset as Lukas (Kwasniok on the penalty scene, ed.). Yan Couto doesn\u2019t see the ball, but his hand is still on it. And according to the rules, we couldn\u2019t have complained if there had been a penalty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Felix Nmecha<\/b> (in the mixed zone): \u201cThere are definitely issues we need to discuss, but it\u2019s generally difficult to find a new focus now that Bayern are out of the picture. We have to stay positive. It was an important win for us. But I want us to kill off games like this more quickly in future. We mustn\u2019t just focus on the negative aspects now. We\u2019ve lost two games in the Bundesliga so far. It\u2019s not as if we\u2019re doing badly in the league\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/03/07/bl-reaktionen/34-Nmecha.jpg\" data-assetref=\"34-Nmecha-1772917585937\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Maximilian Beier<\/b> (on Sky): &quot;I would have liked to see a bit more confidence, but a win is a win. We now have nine games left, we want to win all nine \u2013 and then we'll see where we end up. It still hurts a bit, a bit of red, a bit of blue, but I don't blame him (referring to the scene with Köln's Jahmai Simpson-Pusey that led to the red card, ed.). He was trying to win the ball. 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Carney Chukwuemeka and Filippo Mane were also absent. Niklas Süle made a return to the squad.<b><br>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The match<br>\n<\/b>Köln, playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation, dominated the opening quarter of an hour, earning six corners and creating two good chances. BVB did not register their first shot until the ninth minute (Sabitzer). Once again, a Ryerson corner led to the opening goal. Ache's headed clearance fell to Beier, who played a sharp ball into the centre from outside the box. Guirassy stretched his right leg out to connect with the sole of his boot and force the ball over the line to give the Black &amp; Yellows a 1-0 lead (16).&nbsp;<b><br>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>After half an hour, Köln were still dominating possession, with 60%, but Dortmund were now much more secure, letting their opponents come at them and waiting for their moments to pounce on the counter. One such moment came in the 40th minute, with Guirassy latching onto a clearance and driving towards goal, but FC keeper Schwäbe made the save to keep the score at 1-0. . At half-time, possession was evenly balanced, as was the number of tackles, but not the number of players: Köln's Simpson-Pusey was late on Beier, hitting him with his studs up on the Achilles tendon, and was initially shown a yellow card, but after VAR intervention, it was changed to a straight red (45+2).<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/03/07/bl-spielbericht/35-Guirassy.jpg\" data-assetref=\"35-Guirassy-1772908066012\"><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a fairly solid defence, BVB continued to control the game with an extra player \u2013 \u201cfairly\u201d because Kobel had to pull out all the stops against Kaminski in the 57th minute. Individual class made the difference in this evenly matched game. After a one-two, left-sided attacker Brandt found himself in a good position on the left of the box and slotted home to make it 2-0 on the hour mark.<\/p>\n<p>BVB increased the tempo, at least in phases. When Özkacar got to the ball a fraction of a second earlier than Silva on his shot attempt (66), a penalty for BVB was rightly rescinded after a VAR review of the footage. Two minutes before the end, the home side pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a deflected shot from Kaminski. There were turbulent scenes in added time, with the home side claiming loudly for a possible handball from Cuoto, but the referee was unmoved.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/03/07/bl-spielbericht/35-Beier.jpg\" data-assetref=\"35-Beier-1772911995685\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Outlook&nbsp;<br>\n<\/b>Next Saturday, BVB will host FC Augsburg at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK. Bensebaini will also be unavailable, having received his fifth yellow card of the season.<b><br>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>1. FC KÖLN 1\u20132 (0-1) BORUSSIA DORTMUND&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Bundesliga, Matchday 25<br>\n <\/b>Saturday, 7 March 2026, 18:30 CET<\/p>\n<p><b>1. 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