Goalless series didn’t give a damn. “Magical” CL evening pulls Füllkrug out of the depths
April 17, 2024, 5:25 a.m
The team’s own goalless streak has been broken and the team is in the semi-finals of the premier class: BVB attacker Niclas Füllkrug is experiencing a special Champions League evening. He was completely euphoric after the 4-2 win over Atlético Madrid.
Nine games without a goal of your own? For Niclas Füllkrug, the end of his goalless streak after reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League was just a minor matter. “I’m in the Champions League semi-finals with Borussia Dortmund. It doesn’t matter whether I’ve scored in nine games or not,” said the national player after the 4-2 (2-0) second leg against Atlético Madrid on Prime Video .
Füllkrug scored the important 3-2 in the 71st minute. “Nine games without scoring – I’m always a bit realistic about that. We always have to be a bit more relaxed about it. If you look at the whole season, and where I come from, what I’ve experienced in my career – it doesn’t matter. I want to do my job as well as possible. Today it was a very important goal – and I hope it was a little relief for the next games.”
Füllkrug was still under tension after the thrilling 90 minutes, but at the end he was also overjoyed. “That was magical. I always try not to be so euphoric in interviews, but today it was really magical. The stadium was on fire today. It was back and forth. You could see that everyone was incredibly ready to get on the pitch today didn’t save a meter. That was the key.”
Watzke raves about “rollercoaster ride”
Managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke was also overjoyed about reaching the semi-finals for the first time since 2013. “It is of course a proud day for all Borussia,” said the 64-year-old. The drama of the game did not go unnoticed by Watzke. “It was a roller coaster ride,” he said: “A really great evening.”
Paris Saint-Germain is now waiting as an opponent in the semi-finals. The French series champion won the second leg at FC Barcelona 4:1 (1:1) and made up for the 2:3 from the first leg. “I didn’t believe that Paris would still do that. But we accept that now,” said Watzke: “If you’re in the semi-finals, then it’s another step – a very difficult step.”
The last time they reached the semi-finals eleven years ago, BVB even made it to the final, but lost to FC Bayern in the German final. This scenario is still possible this time, the Munich team will face Arsenal FC in their quarter-final second leg on Wednesday.
2024-04-17 03:25:00
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