Oliver Kahn doesn’t mince words: "They are blowing the season"

Borussia Dortmund&#8217s incredible elimination from the Champions League after a comeback by Atalanta is certainly not the ideal way to prepare for Saturday&#8217s big match against Bayern Munich. The Gialloneri are currently second in the standings on 52 points, eight less than their Bavarian rivals.

At the microphones of Sky Sport Oliver Kahn analyzed Borussia Dortmund’s bitter disappointment in the Champions League as follows: “It became immediately clear that simply trying to maintain the 2-0 lead would not be enough, Atalanta showed great willpower despite the result of the first leg match. This was compounded, as is often the case in important matches, by individual mistakes. And this raises the question of quality: why do these errors continue to occur”.

The Bayern Munich legend did not mince words when speaking about the moment the yellow and black team is going through: “At the moment everything is against them ahead of Saturday’s game. It wasn&#8217t just another defeat they suffered against Atalanta, it was really devastating and painful the way it came. It is a deep wound and Bayern, on the other hand, comes in fully rested, with the utmost confidence after three wins in competitions. Dortmund, on the other hand, is currently completely screwing up the season”.

As if the current situation were not enough, according to Oliver Kahn, the numerous defeats Borussia Dortmund has suffered in recent years could also affect the mental aspect: “In a way, this is human nature. If you look at the Bundesliga of the last twelve or thirteen years, what should you still believe in? Imagine becoming champions eleven, twelve or thirteen times in a row. You will crush the competition, even mentally”.

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For the challenge against the Yellow and Black Vincent Kompany will almost certainly have to do without Manuel Neuer. The goalkeeper suffered a calf tear in mid-February and in Thursday’s training session complained of back problems that forced him to cut short the session. Also watch out for Hiroki Ito, who in the last training session asked for doctors’s attention for thigh trouble.