“Just blow them away”: Brandt sends BVB a clear derby message | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund is eagerly anticipating the return of the Revierderby. As he bids farewell to BVB, Julian Brandt also has a clear message for his teammates.

FC Schalke 04’s promotion is already fueling excitement at Borussia Dortmund over the return of the Revierderby. During the 3–2 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday evening, it became clear just how much the matches against their arch-rivals had been missed around BVB. The first taunting chants against the Royal Blues were already echoing through the stadium from the South Stand.

After three years in the second division, Schalke are returning to the Bundesliga. While their local rivals were battling for promotion, Dortmund were regularly playing in international competitions. Now the two clubs will face each other again next season – much to the delight of many Dortmund fans.

BVB sporting managing director Lars Ricken is also looking forward to the clashes. “It wasn’t like I was rooting for them at home. But now that they’re here, I’m looking forward to two thrilling derbies, and the fans are too,” the former Dortmund player told WAZ.

BVB farewell: Brandt with a clear derby message

For Julian Brandt, however, these special matches will no longer come in a BVB shirt. The midfielder was given an emotional farewell after his last home game. Even so, he still had some clear advice for his teammates. “It’s something special, something that I don’t think you experience or can experience anywhere else in Germany. It’s something else. It’s not a typical Bundesliga match,” Brandt said about the significance of the Revierderby in comments to RUHR24.

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The 30-year-old then directly spelled out the right derby strategy for his teammates as well. “Other than that, all I can tell them is: just smash them, because then you’ll have some peace,” Brandt said with a laugh. “They’d be doing themselves a favor.”

The remark is likely to have gone down well with BVB fans. After all, the Revierderby has traditionally been about far more than just three points – namely prestige, emotion, and supremacy in the Ruhr region.

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