The defeat means Dortmund are 13th and must get a result against Shakhtar Donetsk in their final league phase game to have the chance to qualify automatically for the knockouts. For the first time in the competition, the German side have lost multiple games after scoring the opening goal.

Bologna had never won a game in the Champions League before. Borussia Dortmund’s 2-1 loss to the Italian team Tuesday could be the last for coach Nuri Sahin, who has now overseen four straight defeats this year.

After Friday's 2-0 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt - Dortmund's third in a row - managing director for sport Lars Ricken put Sahin under pressure to win Tuesday's Champions League game. And now that the game ended in defeat instead, Ricken has left it open whether Sahin will keep his job.

Borussia Dortmund's start to 2025 worsened on Friday as they fell to a third consecutive defeat, ramping up the pressure on Nuri Sahin.

After Borussia Dortmund suffered their third defeat in a row on Friday, losing 2-0 to Eintracht Frankfurt, the club's managing director for sport, Lars Ricken, made it very clear that a win is needed

The 36-year-old Sahin has vowed to take "consequences" in response to recent struggles, but uncertainty remains the defining feature of Dortmund's current state. While club leaders are publicly backing their coach with encouraging statements, several key players risk losing their spots in the starting lineup against Frankfurt.

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The manager is taking the brunt of the criticism for a poor season but issues off the pitch are as significant as those on it

Coach Nuri Sahin's job is not up for discussion despite a shocking defeat to promoted Holstein Kiel as Borussia Dortmund dismissed the possibility of sacking him. "We will not have a discussion about the coach,

On Friday evening, Borussia Dortmund continued their losing start to 2025 with a 2-0 defeat away to Eintracht Frankfurt. With pressure firmly placed upon Die Schwarzgelben —and more notably on head coach Nuri Şahin—prior to kick-off, there was a sense that should Die Adler come out victorious, then it could spell the end of the road for Şahin.

Borussia Dortmund fired coach Nuri Sahin on Wednesday, a day after its 2-1 loss to Bologna in the Champions League. The defeat extended Dortmund's losing streak to four games since the new year and dropped last season's Champions League runner-up to 13th in the 36-team standings.

Was Tuesday's 2-1 Champions League defeat to Bologna Nuri Sahin's last game as Borussia Dortmund coach?After Friday's 2-0 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt - Dortmund's third in a row - managing director