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Dortmund aiming for another Champions League run ahead of Brugge opener

SoccerNews in General Soccer News 17 Sep 2024

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Borussia Dortmund are determined to replicate the heroics of their remarkable Champions League campaign last season, head coach Nuri Sahin said ahead of Wednesday’s opener at Club Brugge.

The 36-year-old Sahin will lead Dortmund in Europe’s elite club competition for the first time when the Bundesliga side visit Bruges.

Dortmund announced Sahin, their former assistant coach, in June as their new manager to replace Edin Terzic, who led the German club to the Champions League final last term.

Terzic’s men subsequently lost to LaLiga giants Real Madrid 2-0 in the Wembley showpiece, though Sahin is desperate for another deep run in Europe.

“After two or three matchdays, you will see how it’s going,” Sahin told reporters on Tuesday. “As a finalist last year, we’re self-confident.

“Dortmund are a name in Europe. We want to live up to that and go through. We want to play a good role in all competitions.”

Dortmund may be concerned given only one of the last five losing Champions League finalists have then started their next campaign with a win (D2 L2), a 6-3 win for Manchester City against RB Leipzig in 2021-22.

They are in different hands under Sahin, a German-born former Turkey international, who played 274 matches for Dortmund.

He won the Bundesliga in the 2010-11 season and was a Champions League runner-up with them in the 2012-13 campaign when they were managed by Jurgen Klopp.

Sahin now feels ready to take charge on the biggest stage, having started his debut Bundesliga season as a manager with seven points in three matches.

“I’m delighted to be a coach in the Champions League. This is special. I’m really looking forward to my first game on this stage,” Sahin said.

However, he expects a tough outing against Brugge, who have won four of their seven matches in the Belgian Pro League.

“Since we’ve known that we’re playing against them, we’ve watched very many matches. The team has a clear philosophy of play and principles, a good team,” Sahin added.

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