Dortmund Part Ways With Coach Sahin After Champions League Defeat To Bologna

Borussia Dortmund has Part Ways with Head Coach Nuri Sahin, with the team out of the German Cup and struggling in the Bundesliga.

“Unfortunately, we have not managed to live up to Borussia Dortmund’s sporting ambitions this season,” Sahin said.

“I wish this special club all the best.”

The report follows Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 defeat against Bologna in the Champions League on Tuesday. Dortmund first took the lead but fell behind after conceding two goals within a span of two minutes, marking their fourth consecutive loss in all competitions.

“We value Nuri Sahin and his work very much,” Dortmund sporting director Lars Ricken said. “We hoped for a long-term collaboration, and until the end, we had hoped that we could achieve a sporting turnaround together.

“After four defeats in a row, due to only one win in the last nine games and currently tenth in the Bundesliga table, we have unfortunately lost faith in being able to achieve our sporting goals in the current constellation. This decision hurts me personally, but it was unavoidable after the game in Bologna.”

Sahin, appointed in June to succeed Edin Terzić, was expected to usher in a new era.

However, the former Dortmund player’s tenure has been brief, as the team currently sits in 10th place in the league and appears unlikely to secure a spot in the Champions League next season.

Their Champions League form has proved to be something of a tonic for Sahin but Tuesday’s defeat at Bologna prompted the club’s management to move on from the former Real Madrid and Liverpool midfielder.

Terzić guided Dortmund on an extraordinary journey to the Champions League final last season, where they faced a 2-0 defeat against Real Madrid.

However, the team’s league performance was underwhelming, as they barely qualified for this year’s Champions League with a fifth-place finish.