A house victory over Holstein Kiel by a margin of at the least two objectives would see BVB clinch a Champions League place whatever the final result of the battle between direct rivals Frankfurt and Freiburg, offered there may be not an exceptionally high-scoring sport in Freiburg. Coach Niko Kovac’s crew are presently in fifth place, whose occupant will qualify for the UEFA Europa League, with 54 factors. The hole to Freiburg in fourth place is just one level, whereas Frankfurt are third within the desk with 57 factors.
Sure, Kovac sees the match towards Holstein Kiel on Saturday as a ultimate for a Champions League spot, however: “We have had many finals over the course of the final weeks. We have been required to win these matches, we needed to win them and we did win them,” stated the BVB head coach in reference the triumphs of latest weeks. No crew have picked up as many factors (18) and scored as many objectives (31) as BVB over the course of the final 11 Bundesliga matchdays. There have solely been 13 objectives conceded – a file solely FC Bayern can match (additionally 13).
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And that’s exactly why Borussia will method the ultimate match of the Bundesliga season in the identical approach they’ve the video games in latest weeks. “We cannot change something about our procedures,” defined Kovac. “That is crucial to me, as a result of the final weeks have proven that we have lots proper. That is why we have deliberate this whole in the identical approach because the weeks earlier than.”
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Just like the weeks earlier than, BVB should win their match as a way to end in a Champions League place. In distinction to Borussia, opponents Holstein Kiel already know the result of their season. On the finish of the primary Bundesliga marketing campaign in Kiel’s membership historical past, the Northern Germans will probably be making their return to the two. Bundesliga. Their destiny was sealed within the 2-1 defeat to SC Freiburg final Saturday. However Kiel, who will probably be supported by virtually 8,000 followers at SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, will need to bid farewell to the Bundesliga with a victory, as Holstein coach Marcel Rapp introduced on the press convention on Thursday morning.
That’s precisely what Borussia have ready themselves for and they won’t underestimate Kiel, who received the primary assembly with BVB in January by a 4-2 scoreline. “They’ve a crew that counter-attack very strongly, which are harmful and that haven’t carried out too badly of their latest away matches,” defined Kovac in reference to Kiel’s wins in Augsburg (3-1) and in Gladbach (4-3). “It will not be simple however we need to obtain it. To that finish, we have to give the whole lot.”
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“Take the ultimate step”
Along with central defender Nico Schlotterbeck and striker Maximilian Beier, the BVB coach can even be with out the suspended Pascal Groß. As for Ramy Bensebaini, who got here away from the match towards Leverkusen with a bandaged leg, Kovac has signalled the all-clear. “It is nothing dangerous, Ramy has taken half in each coaching session.”
Very similar to the personnel, the plan for Saturday is ready in stone – with a win towards Kiel “we’ll obtain what we have all been dreaming of,” stated Kovac. For that to occur, Borussia want to point out the qualities which have made them so formidable over the course of latest weeks and have ensured that they’ve their destiny in their very own palms heading into the ultimate matchday. “That is a pleasant feeling. We have been working in the direction of it for lengthy sufficient,” defined Kovac, including: “And now it is about taking the ultimate step.”