The Signal Iduna Park is likely to explode with happiness this Saturday. Or to sink into despair at choice. In search of a national title since 2012, Borussia Dortmund, currently top of the Bundesliga with two points ahead of Bayern Munich, receives Mainz 05, who has nothing left to play, for the last match of the season.
Thanks to their resounding victory against Augsburg last week, including a double from Sébastien Haller (0-3), and the defeat of the Bavarian club against Leipzig (1-3), Edin Terzić's men have their destiny in their hands and could end 10 years of hegemony of Bayern Munich. "Even if this weekend promises to be decisive, the key is not to do anything in particular. We must maintain our usual preparation. It's very important in order to approach this last match well. Now is not the time to experiment with new things. We must not think about the context or the place, but only about our end goal. We have to finish the job this Saturday and then we can talk about the title," said the German in a press conference.
Victory or nothing
And to brandish the big plate, the Ruhr club has no choice: it must imperatively win against Mainz. Because in case of misstep (draw or defeat) against the ninth of the table, and if at the same time, the Bavarians win against Cologne, he will not be champion.
BVB have the pressure to make history this Saturday afternoon, for several reasons: Marco Reus could win the Bundesliga for the first time in his career. For his part, the coach, Edin Terzic, already titled in the German Cup in 2021, would do better than Thomas Tuchel at the head of BVB and would walk in the footsteps of the legendary Jürgen Klopp, last champion coach with Dortmund.