An Austrian, Marcel Sabitzer, has reached the final of the Champions League. The 30-year-old sensationally beat Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-final. A satisfaction for him, as he failed to reach the semi-finals with Leipzig against PSG four years ago
Four years ago, Marcel Sabitzer reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time. Back then, he and RB Leipzig were ultimately defeated by Paris Saint-Germain by a clear margin. “I’ve always had the dream of being in the Champions League final one day,” Sabitzer told Sky. And he never gave up on his dream and realized it on Tuesday. With Borussia Dortmund, the Austrian defeated PSG twice and is therefore fully deserving of a place in the final. “Fortunately I was able to turn it around today. This is something special, Wembley at that. It really is the perfect place to make history. “
At the start of the season, it didn’t look like BVB would make it this far in the top flight: “We had a very tough group. Nobody thought we could do anything. We had one point after two games. Then you have to make it to the final first.” The fact that Black & Yellow still made it to the final also shows the team’s morale. “We had a dream and we made it come true. These are moments that soccer writes. “
Special evening for Reus and Hummels
The final is on June 1, and Sabitzer is already looking forward to it immensely: “I can hardly wait. Sure, it’s still a few weeks away, but it’s going to be awesome.” The final will also be a very special match for BVB legends Marco Reus and Mats Hummels, who took part in the last final in 2013. Back then, BVB were beaten in a German final by Bayern, who could also reach the final on Wednesday. Reus said on Prime Video late on Tuesday night: “Now we have to get it too, otherwise it would suck.”
However, Borussia cannot focus solely on the final. After all, BVB still have two games to go in the Bundesliga. Edin Terzic’s side will be looking to pick up six points against Mainz and Darmstadt if possible, which could see them knock RB Leipzig off fourth place
