Reaction to 3-2 win over Frankfurt: “A very good home finale” | OneFootball

On Friday evening, Borussia Dortmund secured the runners-up spot with a 3-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, while also creating the conditions for a positive feeling at the end of a season that will conclude next Saturday at Werder Bremen after previously losing three of four matches. The fact that Julian Brandt, Niklas Süle and Salih Özcan, who were officially bid farewell before the match, were all able to play their part in the success rounded off the evening from BVB’s perspective.

“A beautiful day, a beautiful setting. It was unbelievably lovely to see how the fans reacted,” said Süle, who came on shortly before the end after recovering from a knee injury and is ending his career with this season: “And the fact the coach gave me a few more minutes for my 300th game is unbelievably nice. My whole family was here. I’m going to enjoy these last few days and try to have a bit more fun with my boys. We’ve now secured second place, and that makes us super happy.”

Brandt also hinted that personal emotions played a role: “When you’ve had your last home game today, that’s something special. A lot has happened over the past few days as well. We still have one game left, but of course the sadness starts to set in. What you’ve had here over the years is something you only really realize when it’s finally gone,” said the midfielder, who still has one goal left with Borussia: “We’re trying to finish the season properly. We lost three of our last four before this game. That’s not BVB-like, and accordingly our aim is to win again in Bremen as well.”

Kovac gives an early assessment

Ole Book, meanwhile, was satisfied with the reaction to the recent results and also to the early setback in just the second minute: “We were a bit careless on the opponent’s first attack. But after that we handled it very well, played well, and solved a lot of situations through our football,” said the sporting director, who nevertheless did not leave the less-than-ideal closing phase unmentioned on the club website: “In the end, unfortunately, we had to sweat a little again, unnecessarily so, but overall it was a deserved win.”

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Head coach Niko Kovac described it as “a very good finish to this home Bundesliga season with a nice win, a deserved win,” including a satisfying performance: “Apart from the first 15 minutes, I liked the way the team played, and that’s why I’m also happy that we’re finishing the season in second place. With 70 points, you can be very satisfied,” with the BVB coach using the post-match press conference to deliver an early verdict on the season.

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