Bvb threatens title loss in klopp’s birthplace stuttgart
Vfb stuttgart has degenerated into a supporting actor in the fubball bundesliga, but on the easter weekend it will play a leading role in the title fight.
If the swabians, who have been weak for weeks, can continue their series against borussia dortmund and bayern wins its home game, the defending champions will be dethroned for good and munich will be the german champions before the end of the season.
Jurgen klopp is relaxed in the face of the threat of losing the title in the city of his birth and against his fearsome opponent. "If it was to be, the only problem was that we hadn't won," said the borussen coach. A result that klopp is well aware of. Dortmund hasn't won against stuttgart in over two years, longer than against any other bundesliga team. The last four games ended in draws. If BVB should only pick up one point again this saturday, or even lose, the title would be gone in the event of a bayern victory in the evening against hamburger SV.
In addition, klopp's personal record is devastating: the stuttgart native has won only two of 15 duels against vfb stuttgart. "Maybe they thought: he was born here, there's nothing more to gain for him here," klopp joked beforehand. "But the special one has become routine in the meantime. With my relatives it is clarified that they were also related to me during a BVB victory."
Stuttgart fans eagerly await the match. "It's just awesome to play against the german champion in front of a sold-out crowd. We hope to be able to pull off a surprise," said goalkeeper sven ulreich. "It would be a great story if we played to a draw or won". It doesn't matter what that means for the championship."
After the liberating 2-1 win in frankfurt, vfb is once again looking up in the standings. Relegation is no longer an issue. In addition, stuttgart has always been particularly strong against dortmund, even during periods of weakness. "It seems like stuttgart always pull themselves up against BVB," klopp stated. "The games against vfb have always been very intense."
The BVB coach expects a similarly close match this time as well. "We've already had our experiences with stuttgart. You have to be ready for anything. We will meet a tactically well-organized opponent who will be ready for anything," he warned. "Our task is to ensure that the mood in stuttgart does not improve dramatically".
Dortmund must do without two regulars: midfielder jakub blaszczykowski (adductor strain) can hope to play in the champions league at malaga next wednesday. Defensive chief mats hummels (ankle injury) absent in both games. At vfb, midfielder william kvist and defender Cristian Molinaro are yellow-suspended.
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