The first of Borussia Dortmund's two training sessions in Bad Ragaz on Thursday lasted a good 90 minutes. The second session begins at 16:30 CET and is open to the public.

Various forms of passing exercises − some at top speed, some demanding absolute precision − were on the agenda in the morning session. Assistant coaches Manfred Stefes and Edin Terzic led the two large groups, while Lucien Favre stepped back and observed proceedings. When the players praised each other for completing a particularly successful pass, the fastidious tactician would sometimes chime in with the following line: "The pass was good, but it could be better..."

The first session was rounded off with an 11 vs 11 match. (br)