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Alone in front of the Süd – Marco Reus’ emotional show
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On Friday Marco Reus announced his departure from BVB. The next day there were emotional scenes in the stadium. After the win against FC Augsburg, he appeared in front of the fans in flip-flops and was celebrated. Now the ex-captain has another big goal.
66 minutes had been played on Saturday when all those of the slightly more than 80,000 spectators who had a seat in Dortmund stood up. With the standing supporters in the famous south stand – called “Die Süd” – they applauded a player as he walked off the field.
There was thunderous applause that visibly touched Marco Reus, who made way for Julian Brandt. Reus looked a little embarrassed, smiled a little and patted the BVB emblem on his jersey several times.
Reus announced last Friday that he would be leaving the club he moved to twelve years ago at the end of the season. On Saturday, the 35-year-old, who has often only been in demand as a joker in recent months, led the Dortmund team onto the pitch.
“Marco is a living legend,” says coach Terzic
A team that coach Edin Terzić had changed ten positions compared to the 1-0 in the semi-final first leg of the Champions League against Paris St. Germain last Wednesday in order to strengthen the established forces for the second leg next Tuesday (9 p.m., Amazon Prime) against Paris. Nevertheless, it was enough to win 5:1 (4:1) against FC Augsburg, the biggest win so far this season. And that was also due to Marco Reus.
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On his farewell tour, the ex-captain once again showed how well he can still play. He scored the interim 4-1 himself. It was his 155th Bundesliga goal – Reus prepared the goals to make it 3-1 (Youssoufa Moukoko) and 4-1 (Felix Nmecha).
“Marco is a living legend, and where can you find him in modern football today,” said BVB coach Terzic before the game on “Sky” – and when asked about his impending departure, explained: “He wanted to have this clarity now. “
Pure joy: BVB fans cheer on goalscorer Marco Reus, who scored against FC Augsburg
Quelle: Getty Images/Leon Kuegeler
Reus, for whom BVB paid almost 17 million euros to Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2012, let it be known on Friday how incredibly grateful and proud he was for this special time at Borussia Dortmund.
“I spent more than half of my life in this club and enjoyed every day, although of course there were also difficult moments. I already know that it will be difficult for me to say goodbye at the end of the season. And yet I am glad that there is now clarity and that we can concentrate fully on the important final games that are still to come.”
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BVB were definitely focused despite the many changes on Saturday. The victory was deserved – and caused great joy. First, the fans in the south stand celebrated the entire team before calling Reus over. He walked alone in front of the south stand in flip flops. He bowed, he thanked us – there were emotional scenes in Dortmund.
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It was indescribable, Reus described the seconds in front of the stands. “There is no substitute for the boys calling someone forward. I honestly have no words. I am incredibly grateful,” said Reus on Sky. It is undoubtedly a special day, he added, but at the same time referred to June 1st. The final in the premier class will take place there, which Dortmund definitely want to reach. That is the big goal, says Reus.
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“We will suffer and have to overcome many things. But we’re going into the game with a lead,” said Reus, looking ahead to the second leg against PSG. Regarding the decision to leave BVB at the end of the season, he spoke of a process he went through: “I love being on the pitch, which is why I don’t want to end my career yet.” Where he will play in the future is anyone’s guess the former national player openly.
