Haaland urges Dortmund to react "European" in front of Seville

Young Norwegian striker Erling Haaland urged his teammates at Borussia Dortmund to shake off the dust of their poor period in the German Football League, when they come to Sevilla tomorrow in the first leg of the Champions League final.

"We must stick to the game plan and try to do well," Haaland told Sky Sports.

He continued, before the scheduled match at Ramon Sanchez Pischwan, "Seville is a strong team. We must regain our level again and give everything we can on the field to get a chance."

Dortmund is going through a bad period in the league, having only won once in the last six matches.

And the 20-year-old striker added, "If we play as in recent matches, we will not get any chance," noting that his team has won three times in the last 8 matches in various competitions.

The Norwegian scored six goals in his first four matches in the group stage, before missing the last two matches due to injury.

Seville "wonderful"

Unlike Dortmund, Seville won its last nine matches, including a remarkable 2-0 victory over Barcelona in the first leg of the domestic cup semi-final.

"They scored twice the goals they received. Their strikers and defenders are great," warned the interim coach in Dortmund Terzic, who replaced Favre.

"If we compare the level, Seville has a clear advantage, but qualifying for the next round is our clear goal."

Dortmund's morale was shaken even more after the league's loss against Freiburg 1-2 ten days ago, the first loss in more than a decade against a team from the Black Forest, "Black Forest".

Terzic resented, "We have made mistakes again that we should not make," in a series of eight defeats in the league this season, more by a loss than the whole of last season.

While Haaland and English teenager Jadeon Sancho scored last Saturday, both failed to provide a level that would give Dortmund a stable level in local competitions.

The returning captain, Marco Reus, was so normal against Freiburg that he switched to a substitute in the confrontation against Hoffenheim, as his team was within 6 points of the qualifying spots for the Champions League.

If he fails to qualify for the group stage of the first continental competition, Dortmund will miss the opportunity to get at least 30 million euros (36 million dollars).

While the Bundesliga matches are still being held behind closed doors due to the Coronavirus protocol, Dortmund's losses are expected to reach about 70 million euros this season.

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