A tearful Borussia Dortmund supervisor Edin Terzic mentioned there can be “no happy ending” after his facet stumbled with the title in sight, giving Bayern Munich an eleventh straight Bundesliga crown.
Dortmund held a two-point lead atop the desk earlier than the ultimate spherical however was held 2-2 at dwelling by Mainz, permitting Bayern, who received 2-1 at Cologne, to leap as much as first place, successful the title on purpose distinction.
Terzic was seen in entrance of the membership’s well-known yellow wall after the ultimate whistle in tears, because the followers chanted the Dortmund-born coach’s title.
“You can see how hard and how tough this sport that we fell in love with can be,” Terzic mentioned, including “it hurts extremely — there will be no happy ending for us this year.”
Dortmund received the unlikely help of Bayern captain Thomas Mueller, who took trip from celebrating his facet’s eleventh straight title — and his twelfth Bundesliga championship — to precise sympathy.
“I’m not apologising for becoming champions and we’re happy about that, but when you think of the others, then I feel a bit sorry.
“Even if they don’t want or need to hear it. I’m not trying to present myself as big hearted or anything, but it’s tough.”
Captain Mats Hummels, the one member of the squad to have tasted championship glory with Dortmund mentioned “the next days will be brutal.
“It’s going to be difficult to digest. It will take more than a few days.”
Dortmund midfielder Emre Can mentioned merely: “We gave everything as a team but it wasn’t to be.”
“We wanted it but in the end we didn’t make it.”
Dortmund led the desk 4 instances this season, however every time dropped factors and allowed Bayern to return to the summit.
